Opteron X2 185 vs Pentium D 960
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3143 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.15 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Presler (2005−2007) | Denmark (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 23 April 2006 (19 years ago) | 6 March 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $523 | $435 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium D 960 and Opteron X2 185 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per die) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | 199 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | 233 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.2V-1.3375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium D 960 and Opteron X2 185 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | LGA775,PLGA775 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 110 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and Opteron X2 185. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium D 960 and Opteron X2 185 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 960 and Opteron X2 185 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and Opteron X2 185. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 April 2006 | 6 March 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 110 Watt |
Pentium D 960 has an age advantage of 1 month, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
Opteron X2 185, on the other hand, has 18.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Pentium D 960 and AMD Opteron X2 185. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Pentium D 960 is a desktop processor while Opteron X2 185 is a server/workstation one.
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