AMD Phenom X4 9450e vs AMD Opteron X2 275

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9450e and AMD Opteron X2 275 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X4 9450e

AMD Opteron X2 275

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9450e

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	October 2008 vs May 2005
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2 275

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9450e
CPU 2: AMD Opteron X2 275

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9450e	AMD Opteron X2 275
PassMark - Single thread mark	841
PassMark - CPU mark	1455

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9450e	AMD Opteron X2 275
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Italy
Launch date	October 2008	May 2005
Place in performance rating	2487	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	450 million	233 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2+	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)