Opteron X2170 vs Opteron 154

Place in the ranking	3127	2349
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	0.26	4.54
Architecture codename	Venus (2004−2005)	Steppe Eagle (2016)
Release date	2 August 2005 (19 years ago)	1 September 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 154 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	1 (Single-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	1	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Die size	115 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	114 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 154 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	1	1
Socket	939	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 154 and Opteron X2170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 154 and Opteron X2170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 154 and Opteron X2170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron 154 0.29

Opteron X2170 1.20
+314%

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.

Opteron 154 457

Opteron X2170 1911
+318%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.29	1.20
Recency	2 August 2005	1 September 2016
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	104 Watt	25 Watt

Opteron X2170 has a 313.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 316% lower power consumption.

The Opteron X2170 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 154 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 154 and Opteron X2170, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.