AMD Opteron X2 180 vs AMD Opteron X2 870

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2 180 and AMD Opteron X2 870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron X2 180

AMD Opteron X2 180

vs

AMD Opteron X2 870

AMD Opteron X2 870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 180

Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 870

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

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 110 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2 180	AMD Opteron X2 870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Denmark	Egypt
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 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	233 million	233 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	8
Sockets supported	939	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt	95 Watt