AMD Opteron X2 865 vs AMD Opteron X2 870

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2 865 and AMD Opteron X2 870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron X2 865

AMD Opteron X2 870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 870

Around 11% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2 865	AMD Opteron X2 870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Egypt	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	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	233 million	233 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	8
Sockets supported	940	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt