Opteron X2 270 vs Opteron 4376 HE

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 4376 HE and Opteron X2 270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Seoul (2012)	Italy (2005−2006)
Release date	4 December 2012 (11 years ago)	May 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 4376 HE and Opteron X2 270 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	233 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 4376 HE and Opteron X2 270 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	2	2
Socket	C32	940
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4376 HE and Opteron X2 270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 4376 HE and Opteron X2 270 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4376 HE and Opteron X2 270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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