Opteron X2 170 vs Opteron 6168

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6168 and Opteron X2 170 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	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Magny-Cours (2010−2011)	Denmark (2005−2006)
Release date	29 March 2010 (14 years ago)	2 August 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$475

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6168 and Opteron X2 170 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB (shared)	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	346 mm2	199 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	1,800 million	233 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6168 and Opteron X2 170 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	2	2
Socket	G34	939
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	110 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6168 and Opteron X2 170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6168 and Opteron X2 170.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 March 2010	2 August 2005
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	110 Watt

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