Opteron X2 185 vs Pentium G2130

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2130 and Opteron X2 185 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2328	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	2.08	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Denmark (2005−2006)
Release date	21 January 2013 (11 years ago)	6 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$90	$435

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2130 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	3.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Die size	94 mm2	199 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	233 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2130 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	FCLGA1155	939
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2130 and Opteron X2 185. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Pentium G2130 and Opteron X2 185 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2130 and Opteron X2 185 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2130 and Opteron X2 185. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2130 and Opteron X2 185 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2130 and Opteron X2 185.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 January 2013	6 March 2006
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	110 Watt

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