Xeon Gold 6346 vs Core 2 Duo E6420

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Gold 6346 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	187
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	23.20
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	April 2007 (17 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$47	$1850

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Gold 6346 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Die size	111 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	60 °C	78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
Number of transistors	167 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Gold 6346 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	2
Socket	PLGA775	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Gold 6346. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Gold 6346 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Gold 6346 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Gold 6346. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Gold 6346.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

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