Xeon E5220 vs Opteron 252

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3202not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency0.50no data
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenameTroy (2005)no data
Release dateFebruary 2005 (20 years ago)1 January 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$63no data

Detailed specifications

Opteron 252 and Xeon E5220 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 cores1 (Single-Core)no data
Threads1no data
Base clock speedno data2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data66 °C
Number of transistors106 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 252 and Xeon E5220 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 configuration2no data
Socket940LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)92 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 252 and Xeon E5220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Opteron 252 and Xeon E5220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 252 and Xeon E5220 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 92 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5220 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 41.5% lower power consumption.

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