Xeon 3065 vs Core 2 Duo E6700

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6700
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.62
+12.7%

Core 2 Duo E6700 outperforms Xeon 3065 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Xeon 3065 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27742833
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.900.80
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)no data
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Xeon 3065 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 cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speedno data2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHzno data
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L3 cacheno data4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Xeon 3065 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.

Socketno dataPLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Xeon 3065. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Xeon 3065 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Xeon 3065 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 0.62
+12.7%
Xeon 3065 0.55

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 990
+14.2%
Xeon 3065 867

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.55

Core 2 Duo E6700 has a 12.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The Core 2 Duo E6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 3065 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while Xeon 3065 is a server/workstation one.


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