Atom Z610 vs Opteron X2 890

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Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 890 and Atom Z610 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Architecture codenameEgypt (2005−2006)Lincroft (2010−2011)
Release dateMarch 2006 (18 years ago)4 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 890 and Atom Z610 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz0.8 GHz
Bus typeno datacDMI
Bus rateno data400 MT/s
Multiplierno data8
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data65.2526 mm2
Number of transistors233 million140 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 890 and Atom Z610 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket940Intel BGA 518
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt1.3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2 890 and Atom Z610. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 890 and Atom Z610. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data3.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataPowerVR SGX535

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 1 Watt

Opteron X2 890 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Atom Z610, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 9400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Opteron X2 890 and Atom Z610. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Opteron X2 890 is a server/workstation processor while Atom Z610 is a notebook one.


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