Ryzen 9 5900XT vs Opteron X2 880

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Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 880 and Ryzen 9 5900XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated170
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.44
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data25.16
Architecture codenameEgypt (2005−2006)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release dateSeptember 2005 (19 years ago)31 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 880 and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 cores2 (Dual-core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB64 MB
Chip lithography90 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 74 mm2
Number of transistors233 million8,300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 880 and Ryzen 9 5900XT 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 configuration21
Socket940AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2 880 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron X2 880 and Ryzen 9 5900XT are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 880 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron X2 880 and Ryzen 9 5900XT.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Chip lithography 90 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 105 Watt

Opteron X2 880 has 10.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900XT, on the other hand, has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Opteron X2 880 and Ryzen 9 5900XT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Opteron X2 880 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5900XT is a desktop one.


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