Opteron X2 880 vs Opteron 852

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Primary details

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Market segmentServerServer
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameAthens (2003−2006)Egypt (2005−2006)
Release dateFebruary 2005 (20 years ago)September 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 852 and Opteron X2 880 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
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Number of transistors106 million233 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 852 and Opteron X2 880 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
Socket940940
Power consumption (TDP)92 Watt95 Watt

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Power consumption (TDP) 92 Watt 95 Watt

Opteron 852 has 3.3% lower power consumption.

Opteron X2 880, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between AMD Opteron 852 and AMD Opteron X2 880. We've got no test results to judge.

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