i9-12900F vs Opteron X2 270

Opteron X2 265 Opteron X2 275 Opteron X2 280 Opteron X2 285
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Core i3-12100 Core i3-12100F Core i5-12400 Core i5-12400F Core i5-12500 Core i7-12700 Core i7-12700F Core i9-12900F Pentium Gold G7400

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Opteron X2 270 Opteron X2 270
i9-12900F i9-12900F

Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 270 and Core i9-12900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated229
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data33.26
Architecture codenameItaly (2005−2006)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release dateMay 2005 (19 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 270 and Core i9-12900F 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 cores2 (Dual-core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Efficient-coresno data8
Threads224
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors233 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 270 and Core i9-12900F 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 configuration21
Socket940FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2 270 and Core i9-12900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Opteron X2 270 and Core i9-12900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron X2 270 and Core i9-12900F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 270 and Core i9-12900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron X2 270 and Core i9-12900F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary

Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 24
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i9-12900F has 700% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Opteron X2 270 and Core i9-12900F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Opteron X2 270 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-12900F is a desktop one.

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