Opteron X2 285 vs Phenom II X4 925

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 925 and Opteron X2 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2187	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.10	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	1.42	no data
Architecture codename	Deneb (2009−2011)	Italy (2005−2006)
Release date	11 May 2009 (15 years ago)	March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 925 and Opteron X2 285 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	258 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	758 million	233 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 925 and Opteron X2 285 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	AM3	940
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 925 and Opteron X2 285 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 925 and Opteron X2 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 925 and Opteron X2 285.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm

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