Athlon MP 1800+ vs Opteron X2 285
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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 |
| Series | no data | AMD Athlon MP |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Italy (2005−2006) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | March 2006 (19 years ago) | 15 October 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $302 |
Detailed specifications
Opteron X2 285 and Athlon MP 1800+ 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.53 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 11.5 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 128 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 233 million | 38 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron X2 285 and Athlon MP 1800+ 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 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | 940 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 66 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 285 and Athlon MP 1800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 66 Watt |
Opteron X2 285 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon MP 1800+, on the other hand, has 43.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Opteron X2 285 and AMD Athlon MP 1800+. We've got no test results to judge.
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