AMD Opteron X2 875 HE vs AMD Opteron X2 290

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2 875 HE and AMD Opteron X2 290 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron X2 875 HE

AMD Opteron X2 875 HE

vs

AMD Opteron X2 290

AMD Opteron X2 290

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 875 HE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 73% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	February 2006 vs January 2006
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 290

Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2 875 HE	AMD Opteron X2 290
Essentials
Architecture codename	Egypt	Italy
Launch date	February 2006	January 2006
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	2.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	233 million	233 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8	2
Sockets supported	940	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt	95 Watt