AMD Opteron X2 290: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Opteron X2 290 sales on January 2006. This is an Italy architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 90 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2800 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket 940 processor with a TDP of 95 Watt.
Primary Details
Opteron X2 290 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Market segment | Server | |
Architecture codename | Italy (2005−2006) | |
Release date | January 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed Specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
Threads | 2 | |
Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
L1 cache | 128 KB | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB | of 96 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
L3 cache | 0 KB | of 786432 (EPYC 7773X) |
Chip lithography | 90 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
Number of transistors | 233 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
64 bit support | + | |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron X2 290 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
Socket | 940 | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Recommended GPUs
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