Opteron X2 180 vs Opteron 842

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Primary details

Comparing Opteron 842 and Opteron X2 180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameSledgeHammer (2003−2005)Denmark (2005−2006)
Release dateJune 2003 (21 year ago)26 September 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

Detailed specifications

Opteron 842 and Opteron X2 180 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm90 nm
Die size193 mm2199 mm2
Number of transistors106 million233 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 842 and Opteron X2 180 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 configuration82
Socket940939
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt110 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 842 and Opteron X2 180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 110 Watt

Opteron 842 has 29.4% lower power consumption.

Opteron X2 180, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Opteron 842 and Opteron X2 180. We've got no test results to judge.


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