Opteron X2 860 HE vs Opteron X2 290

Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 290 and Opteron X2 860 HE 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	Italy (2005−2006)	Egypt (2005−2006)
Release date	1 January 2006 (18 years ago)	August 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 290 and Opteron X2 860 HE 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	90 nm	90 nm
Number of transistors	233 million	233 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 290 and Opteron X2 860 HE 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	8
Socket	940	940
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	55 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 290 and Opteron X2 860 HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron X2 290 and Opteron X2 860 HE.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

95 Watt

55 Watt

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