Opteron X2170 vs Opteron X2 185

Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 185 and Opteron X2170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2349
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	no data	4.54
Architecture codename	Denmark (2005−2006)	Steppe Eagle (2016)
Release date	6 March 2006 (18 years ago)	1 September 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$435	no data

Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 185 and Opteron X2170 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Die size	199 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	233 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 185 and Opteron X2170 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	1
Socket	939	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2 185 and Opteron X2170. 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 X2 185 and Opteron X2170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 185 and Opteron X2170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Radeon R5E

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 March 2006	1 September 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	25 Watt

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