Xeon Platinum 8450H vs Core 2 Duo E6420

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Platinum 8450H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	April 2007 (17 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Platinum 8450H 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)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	2	56
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	75 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	111 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	60 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	76 °C
Number of transistors	167 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Platinum 8450H 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	8
Socket	PLGA775	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Platinum 8450H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Platinum 8450H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Platinum 8450H 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 Platinum 8450H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6420 and Xeon Platinum 8450H.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	28
Threads	2	56
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	250 Watt

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