AMD Opteron X2 285 vs AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2 285 and AMD Athlon 64 3700+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Opteron X2 285

AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 285

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Launch date	March 2006 vs May 2004
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X2 285
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Name	AMD Opteron X2 285	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
PassMark - Single thread mark		435
PassMark - CPU mark		394
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1018
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		979

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2 285	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Italy	San Diego
Launch date	March 2006	May 2004
Place in performance rating	not rated	2666
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$69
Price now		$69
Value for money (0-100)		2.56
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	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	233 million	105 million
Die size		115 mm
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	940	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	89 Watt