Pentium 4 505J vs Opteron X2 185
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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 | Desktop processor |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Denmark (2005−2006) | Prescott (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 6 March 2006 (19 years ago) | December 2004 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $435 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Opteron X2 185 and Pentium 4 505J 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 16 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 199 mm2 | 109 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 233 million | 125 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron X2 185 and Pentium 4 505J 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 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 84 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 185 and Pentium 4 505J. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 84 Watt |
Opteron X2 185 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Pentium 4 505J, on the other hand, has 31% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Opteron X2 185 and Intel Pentium 4 505J. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron X2 185 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 4 505J is a desktop one.
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