AMD Opteron X2 260 HE vs AMD Opteron X2 865 HE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2 260 HE and AMD Opteron X2 865 HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron X2 260 HE

AMD Opteron X2 865 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 865 HE

Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2 260 HE	AMD Opteron X2 865 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Italy	Egypt
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	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	233 million	233 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	8
Sockets supported	940	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	55 Watt