AMD Opteron 6266 HE vs Athlon 64 X2 5000+ |
First seen on January, 2013
AMD Opteron 6266 HE
- 1.8 GHz
- 16 core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 6266 HE
 | Much more l2 cache 16 MB | | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
| | More cores 16 | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 4 |
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Released December, 2006
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Athlon 64 X2 5000+
| | Significantly higher clock speed 2.6 GHz | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.13 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.39 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 16 MB | vs | 1 MB | 16x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More cores | 16 | vs | 2 | 14 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| More threads | 16 | vs | 2 | 14 more threads | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.6 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 45% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.13 GHz | vs | 2.26 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.39 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 90% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Features Key features of the Opteron 6266 HE vs Athlon 64 X2 5000+
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Opteron 6266 HE | vs | Athlon 64 X2 5000+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | 16 core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| G34 | |||
| AM2 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
details | Opteron 6266 HE | vs | Athlon 64 X2 5000+ |
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| Threads | 16 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 4 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 3.13 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.8 GHz | 3.39 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,254.6 | 1,518.5 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.26 GHz | 3.13 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 85W | 89W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 20.48 $/year | 21.44 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 74.46 $/year | 77.96 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 69.06W | 72.31W | |
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