AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Opteron 265 |
Released November, 2009
AMD Phenom II X4 965
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom II X4 965
 | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Much higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.05 GHz | | Newer Nov, 2009 |
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Released January, 2005
AMD Opteron 265
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Opteron 265
| | Much lower typical power consumption 77.19W | | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Much lower annual home energy cost 22.89 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 90% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.05 GHz | vs | 2.19 GHz | Around 85% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer | Nov, 2009 | vs | Jan, 2005 | Release date over 4 years later | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 77.19W | vs | 152.93W | Around 50% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | vs | 54.06 $/year | 2.4x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | vs | 152.42 $/year | More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 67 °C | vs | 62 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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Features Key features of the Phenom II X4 965 vs Opteron 265
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom II X4 965 | vs | Opteron 265 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM3 | |||
| 940 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Phenom II X4 965 | vs | Opteron 265 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 2 | |
| Clock multiplier | 17 | 9 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.43V | 1 - UnknownV | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 62°C | 0 - 67°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.05 GHz | 2.19 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.22 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.05 GHz | 2.19 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 140W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 54.06 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 152.42 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 152.93W | 77.19W | |
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