Opteron X2 185 vs Athlon 64 X2 5200+

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Opteron X2 185 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2836not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.57no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Denmark (2005−2006)
Release dateSeptember 2006 (18 years ago)6 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$435

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Opteron X2 185 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache512K1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Die size220 mm2199 mm2
Number of transistors154 million233 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Opteron X2 185 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 configuration12
SocketAM2939
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt110 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Opteron X2 185. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 110 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 5200+ has 23.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 5200+ and Opteron X2 185. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 5200+ is a desktop processor while Opteron X2 185 is a server/workstation one.


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