AMD Opteron X2 875 HE vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2 875 HE and AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron X2 875 HE

AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 875 HE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 110 Watt

Launch date	February 2006 vs January 2006
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 110 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X2 875 HE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Name	AMD Opteron X2 875 HE	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60
PassMark - Single thread mark		912
PassMark - CPU mark		709

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2 875 HE	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Egypt	Toledo
Launch date	February 2006	January 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	2430
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	233 million	233 million
Die size		199 mm
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	1
Sockets supported	940	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	110 Watt