Xeon Gold 5418Y vs Core 2 Duo E8300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2661	147
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.55	14.89
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	April 2008 (16 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$100	$3421

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5418Y has 29% better value for money than Core 2 Duo E8300.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.83 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	45 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	81 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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	2
Socket	LGA775	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y.

PCIe version	no data	5
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.

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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.

Xeon Gold 5418Y outperforms Core 2 Duo E8300 by 4394% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.64	28.76
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	48
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	185 Watt

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