AMD Opteron X2 860 HE vs AMD Turion 64 MT-37

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2 860 HE and AMD Turion 64 MT-37 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron X2 860 HE

AMD Turion 64 MT-37

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 860 HE

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 MT-37

Around 25% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 55 Watt

Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 55 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X2 860 HE
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 MT-37

Name	AMD Opteron X2 860 HE	AMD Turion 64 MT-37
PassMark - Single thread mark		501
PassMark - CPU mark		274

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2 860 HE	AMD Turion 64 MT-37
Essentials
Architecture codename	Egypt	Lancaster
Launch date	August 2005	August 2005
Place in performance rating	not rated	3012
Vertical segment	Server	Laptop
Series		Turion 64
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	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	233 million	114 million
Die size		125 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Number of threads		1
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Sockets supported	940	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	25 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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