AMD Opteron X2 890 vs AMD Opteron X2 275 HE

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron X2 890 and AMD Opteron X2 275 HE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility.

AMD Opteron X2 890

AMD Opteron X2 890

vs

AMD Opteron X2 275 HE

AMD Opteron X2 275 HE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 890

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

Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 275 HE

Around 73% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron X2 890	AMD Opteron X2 275 HE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Egypt	Italy
Launch date	March 2006	February 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	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	233 million	233 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	940	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	55 Watt