The Opteron X2 170 processor from AMD was officially introduced to the market :year_text. Thanks to the use of the 90 nm process node, the manufacturer achieved an excellent balance of performance. The chip is installed in the compatible motherboards socket. The CPU received 2 physical cores. Thanks to multi-threading technology, it processes up to 2 data threads. By default, the cores function at 2 GHz. The TDP level for this model is set within 110 W. While Opteron X2 170 is not positioned as a flagship gaming solution, it is quite capable of handling popular games at medium settings when combined with a discrete graphics card.