Xeon E3-1285 v4 vs Core 2 Duo E7200

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E7200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.57
Xeon E3-1285 v4
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
4.38
+668%

Xeon E3-1285 v4 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7200 by a whopping 668% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30721484
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.944.95
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Broadwell-DT (2015)
Release dateApril 2008 (17 years ago)2 June 2015 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.53 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2160 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAMno data128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDIno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data29.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Pro P6300
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon E3-1285 v4.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Core 2 Duo E7200 0.57
Xeon E3-1285 v4 4.38
+668%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Core 2 Duo E7200 1002
Samples: 689
Xeon E3-1285 v4 7735
+672%
Samples: 17

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo E7200 302
Xeon E3-1285 v4 1326
+339%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo E7200 496
Xeon E3-1285 v4 4457
+799%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 4.38
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Core 2 Duo E7200 has 46.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon E3-1285 v4, on the other hand, has a 668.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E7200 is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1285 v4 is a server/workstation one.

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