Opteron X2 170 vs Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Opteron X2 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2857	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.57	no data
Architecture codename	Windsor (2006−2007)	Denmark (2005−2006)
Release date	September 2006 (18 years ago)	2 August 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$475

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Opteron X2 170 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512K	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	90 nm
Die size	220 mm2	199 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	65 °C
Number of transistors	154 million	233 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Opteron X2 170 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	AM2	939
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	110 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Opteron X2 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

89 Watt

110 Watt

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