AMD Opteron X2 180 vs AMD Opteron X2 280

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2 180 and AMD Opteron X2 280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron X2 180

AMD Opteron X2 280

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 280

Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 110 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 110 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2 180	AMD Opteron X2 280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Denmark	Italy
Launch date	September 2005	September 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	2.4 GHz	2.4 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	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	95 Watt