Opteron X2150 vs Opteron A1170
Primary details
Comparing Opteron A1170 and Opteron X2150 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 |
| Architecture codename | Seattle (2016) | Kyoto (2013) |
| Release date | 14 January 2016 (8 years ago) | 29 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron A1170 and Opteron X2150 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron A1170 and Opteron X2150 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | SP1 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 22 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron A1170 and Opteron X2150. 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 A1170 and Opteron X2150 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron A1170 and Opteron X2150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | HD 8400 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 January 2016 | 29 May 2013 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 22 Watt |
Opteron A1170 has an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Opteron X2150, on the other hand, has 45.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron A1170 and Opteron X2150. We've got no test results to judge.
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