AMD EPYC 7251 vs Opteron X2170
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7251 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Opteron X2170 with 4 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD EPYC 7251 's Advantages
Released 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (2400 vs 3)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 28nm)
Opteron X2170 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (25W vs 120W)
Score
General Parameters
Jun 2017
Release Date
Sep 2016
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Server
Type
Server
Naples
Core Architecture
Steppe Eagle
AMD Socket SP3
Socket
AMD Socket FT3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Radeon R5E
EPYC (Zen (Naples))
Generation
Opteron (X-Series)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
28 nm
120 W
Power Consumption
25 W
81 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
-
213 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
0
8
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
24.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB shared
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2400
Memory Types
DDR3
8
Max Memory Channels
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
-
