Xeon Platinum 8352V vs Opteron X2 185

Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 185 and Xeon Platinum 8352V 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	Denmark (2005−2006)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	6 March 2006 (18 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$435	no data

Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 185 and Xeon Platinum 8352V 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)	36
Threads	2	72
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	54 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	10 nm
Die size	199 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
Number of transistors	233 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 185 and Xeon Platinum 8352V 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	2
Socket	939	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2 185 and Xeon Platinum 8352V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Opteron X2 185 and Xeon Platinum 8352V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron X2 185 and Xeon Platinum 8352V are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 185 and Xeon Platinum 8352V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron X2 185 and Xeon Platinum 8352V.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 March 2006	6 April 2021
Physical cores	2	36
Threads	2	72
Chip lithography	90 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	195 Watt

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