Xeon Gold 6142 vs Opteron X2 170
Primary details
Comparing Opteron X2 170 and Xeon Gold 6142 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 410 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.68 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.02 |
| Architecture codename | Denmark (2005−2006) | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 2 August 2005 (19 years ago) | 25 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $475 | $2,946 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Opteron X2 170 and Xeon Gold 6142 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 22 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 199 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 233 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron X2 170 and Xeon Gold 6142 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 | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | 939 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2 170 and Xeon Gold 6142. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Opteron X2 170 and Xeon Gold 6142 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron X2 170 and Xeon Gold 6142 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 170 and Xeon Gold 6142. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron X2 170 and Xeon Gold 6142.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 August 2005 | 25 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 150 Watt |
Opteron X2 170 has 36.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6142, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Opteron X2 170 and Xeon Gold 6142. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron X2 170 and Xeon Gold 6142, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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