Opteron X2 870 vs Athlon X2 7450
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 7450 and Opteron X2 870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Architecture codename | Kuma (2008−2009) | Egypt (2005−2006) |
| Release date | December 2008 (15 years ago) | September 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 7450 and Opteron X2 870 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 233 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 7450 and Opteron X2 870 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 | 8 |
| Socket | AM2+ | 940 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 7450 and Opteron X2 870 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
Athlon X2 7450 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 7450 and Opteron X2 870. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon X2 7450 is a desktop processor while Opteron X2 870 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 7450 and Opteron X2 870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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