AMD Opteron X2 875 vs AMD Opteron X2 880

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2 875 and AMD Opteron X2 880 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron X2 875

AMD Opteron X2 880

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 875

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 2

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 880

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2 875	AMD Opteron X2 880
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	2.2 GHz	2.4 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)	95 Watt	95 Watt