AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs AMD Opteron X2 870

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and AMD Opteron X2 870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

AMD Opteron X2 870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

CPU is newer: launch date 15 year(s) 4 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
Around 130% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs September 2005
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
CPU 2: AMD Opteron X2 870

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	AMD Opteron X2 870
PassMark - Single thread mark	3184
PassMark - CPU mark	22393
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6505

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	AMD Opteron X2 870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Egypt
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	September 2005
Place in performance rating	660	not rated
Vertical segment	Laptop	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Transistor count		233 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-4266
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	940
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)