Xeon D-1846 vs Opteron X2170
Primary details
Comparing Opteron X2170 and Xeon D-1846 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2332 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 4.57 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Steppe Eagle (2016) | no data |
| Release date | 1 September 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron X2170 and Xeon D-1846 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 15360 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron X2170 and Xeon D-1846 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FT3 | FCBGA2227 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2170 and Xeon D-1846. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Opteron X2170 and Xeon D-1846 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron X2170 and Xeon D-1846 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2170 and Xeon D-1846. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon R5E | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron X2170 and Xeon D-1846.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 24 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2016 | 1 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 55 Watt |
Opteron X2170 has 120% lower power consumption.
Xeon D-1846, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Opteron X2170 and Xeon D-1846. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron X2170 and Xeon D-1846, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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