Xeon w5-3525 vs Core 2 Duo E8200

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E8200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.70
Xeon w5-3525
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 290 Watt
30.66
+4280%

Xeon w5-3525 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8200 by a whopping 4280% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2777149
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.58
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.03no data
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release dateJanuary 2008 (17 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon w5-3525 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data16
Threads232
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB45 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size107 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C75 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon w5-3525 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
SocketLGA775FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon w5-3525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon w5-3525 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 E8200 and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data112

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.

Core 2 Duo E8200 0.70
Xeon w5-3525 30.66
+4280%

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 E8200 1129
Xeon w5-3525 49190
+4257%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 30.66
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 290 Watt

Core 2 Duo E8200 has 346.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-3525, on the other hand, has a 4280% higher aggregate performance score, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Intel Xeon w5-3525 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8200 is a desktop processor while Xeon w5-3525 is a server/workstation one.

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