Opteron X2170 vs Celeron N6211
Aggregate performance score
Celeron N6211 outperforms Opteron X2170 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N6211 and Opteron X2170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2274 | 2406 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.33 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Elkhart Lake | no data |
| Power efficiency | 20.51 | 4.53 |
| Architecture codename | Elkhart Lake (2022) | Steppe Eagle (2016) |
| Release date | 17 July 2022 (2 years ago) | 1 September 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $54 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron N6211 and Opteron X2170 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 70 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N6211 and Opteron X2170 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA1493 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6.5 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N6211 and Opteron X2170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N6211 and Opteron X2170 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N6211 and Opteron X2170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (250 - 750 MHz) | Radeon R5E |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.40 | 1.19 |
| Recency | 17 July 2022 | 1 September 2016 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 25 Watt |
Celeron N6211 has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 316.7% lower power consumption.
Opteron X2170, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The Celeron N6211 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron X2170 in performance tests.
Note that Celeron N6211 is a desktop processor while Opteron X2170 is a server/workstation one.
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