Xeon Bronze 3408U vs Core 2 Duo E6550
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Bronze 3408U outperforms Core 2 Duo E6550 by a whopping 966% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo E6550 and Xeon Bronze 3408U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2764 | 1056 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Architecture codename | Conroe (2006−2007) | Sapphire Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | July 2007 (17 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo E6550 and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.33 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.33 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 22.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 79 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 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 E6550 and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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 | 1 |
| Socket | PLGA775 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Xeon Bronze 3408U. 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 | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| 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 E6550 and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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 E6550 and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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 E6550 and Xeon Bronze 3408U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR5-4000 |
| 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 E6550 and Xeon Bronze 3408U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.58 | 6.18 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Core 2 Duo E6550 has 92.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Bronze 3408U, on the other hand, has a 965.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Xeon Bronze 3408U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6550 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Duo E6550 is a desktop processor while Xeon Bronze 3408U is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6550 and Xeon Bronze 3408U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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