Xeon w5-2545 vs Opteron X2 290

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Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 290 and Xeon w5-2545 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data83.24
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiencyno data11.83
Architecture codenameItaly (2005−2006)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2006 (18 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$889

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 290 and Xeon w5-2545 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB30 MB
Chip lithography90 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors233 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 290 and Xeon w5-2545 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
Socket940FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2 290 and Xeon w5-2545. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Opteron X2 290 and Xeon w5-2545 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron X2 290 and Xeon w5-2545 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 290 and Xeon w5-2545. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron X2 290 and Xeon w5-2545.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2006 24 August 2024
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 210 Watt

Opteron X2 290 has 121.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-2545, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 18 years, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Opteron X2 290 and Xeon w5-2545. We've got no test results to judge.


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