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.
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 |
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| Architecture codename | Denmark | Egypt |
| Launch date | September 2005 | September 2005 |
| Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
| Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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| 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 |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 8 |
| Sockets supported | 939 | 940 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 110 Watt | 95 Watt |