Opteron X2170 vs Xeon W3505

Place in the ranking	2668	2329
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	0.53	4.56
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Steppe Eagle (2016)
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	1 September 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3505 and Opteron X2170 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.53 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	263 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.8V-1.225V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3505 and Opteron X2170 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	1
Socket	1366	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3505 and Opteron X2170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W3505 and Opteron X2170 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 Xeon W3505 and Opteron X2170 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3505 and Opteron X2170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	24 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Radeon R5E

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3505 and Opteron X2170.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon W3505 0.76

Opteron X2170 1.25
+64.5%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon W3505 1161

Opteron X2170 1911
+64.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.76	1.25
Recency	30 March 2009	1 September 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	25 Watt

Opteron X2170 has a 64.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 420% lower power consumption.

The Opteron X2170 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W3505 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W3505 and Opteron X2170, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.