Opteron X2 880 vs Opteron 852
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Athens (2003−2006) | Egypt (2005−2006) |
| Release date | February 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 233 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 configuration | 8 | 2 |
| Socket | 940 | 940 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 92 Watt | 95 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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