Opteron X2170 vs E2-3000

Primary details

Comparing E2-3000 and Opteron X2170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2301
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD E-Series	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Steppe Eagle (2016)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	1 September 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

E2-3000 and Opteron X2170 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.65 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on E2-3000 and Opteron X2170 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	1
Socket	FT3	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-3000 and Opteron X2170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-3000 and Opteron X2170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-3000 and Opteron X2170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8280	Radeon R5E
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E2-3000 and Opteron X2170 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E2-3000 and Opteron X2170 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-3000 and Opteron X2170.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	1 September 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt

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