Xeon w7-3555 vs Core 2 Duo E7300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7300 and Xeon w7-3555 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2794	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.87	no data
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	August 2008 (16 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,339

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7300 and Xeon w7-3555 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	2.66 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	75 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	107 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	78 °C
Number of transistors	420 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7300 and Xeon w7-3555 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	LGA775	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	325 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and Xeon w7-3555. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7300 and Xeon w7-3555 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and Xeon w7-3555 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 E7300 and Xeon w7-3555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7300 and Xeon w7-3555.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	112

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	28
Threads	2	56
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	325 Watt

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