Opteron 6180 SE vs Core 2 Duo T7700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7700 and Opteron 6180 SE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2794	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	1.67	no data
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Magny-Cours (2010−2011)
Release date	2 September 2007 (17 years ago)	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$307	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7700 and Opteron 6180 SE 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	128K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	143 mm2	2x 346 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	64 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	1,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7700 and Opteron 6180 SE 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	4
Socket	PBGA479,PPGA478	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7700 and Opteron 6180 SE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7700 and Opteron 6180 SE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7700 and Opteron 6180 SE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7700 and Opteron 6180 SE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR3-1333

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7700 and Opteron 6180 SE.

PCIe version

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2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 September 2007	14 February 2011
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	140 Watt

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