AMD Opteron X2 880 vs AMD Opteron 150

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2 880 and AMD Opteron 150 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 880

AMD Opteron 150

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 880

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1

Launch date	September 2005 vs August 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 150

Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron X2 880
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 150

Name	AMD Opteron X2 880	AMD Opteron 150
PassMark - Single thread mark		471
PassMark - CPU mark		393

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2 880	AMD Opteron 150
Essentials
Architecture codename	Egypt	Venus
Launch date	September 2005	August 2005
Place in performance rating	not rated	3042
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	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	233 million	106 million
Die size		193 mm
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	940	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	85 Watt