Opteron X2 170: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Opteron X2 170 sales 2 August 2005 at a recommended price of $475. This is a Denmark architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 90 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2000 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket 939 processor with a TDP of 110 Watt and a maximum temperature of 65 °C. It supports DDR1 memory.
Primary details
Opteron X2 170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Architecture codename | Denmark (2005−2006) | |
| Release date | 2 August 2005 (19 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $475 | of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 199 mm2 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | of 105 °C (Core i7-5950HQ) |
| Number of transistors | 233 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron X2 170 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | 939 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Opteron X2 170's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Opteron X2 170.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
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