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 ranking2789not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency1.66no data
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Magny-Cours (2010−2011)
Release date2 September 2007 (17 years ago)14 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$307no 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size143 mm22x 346 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
Number of transistors291 Million1,800 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 configuration14
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478G34
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt140 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 typesno dataDDR3-1333

Peripherals

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

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


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

Core 2 Duo T7700 has 300% lower power consumption.

Opteron 6180 SE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T7700 and Opteron 6180 SE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T7700 is a notebook processor while Opteron 6180 SE is a server/workstation one.


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