AMD Opteron X2 165 vs AMD Opteron X2 170

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2 165 and AMD Opteron X2 170 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron X2 165

AMD Opteron X2 170

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 170

Around 11% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2 165	AMD Opteron X2 170
Essentials
Architecture codename	Denmark	Denmark
Launch date	August 2005	August 2005
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	233 million	233 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	939	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	110 Watt