Xeon Gold 6416H vs Core 2 Duo P8600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P8600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.49
Xeon Gold 6416H
2023
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
23.02
+4598%

Xeon Gold 6416H outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by a whopping 4598% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3073259
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0215.48
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency0.835.92
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date15 July 2008 (17 years ago)10 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209$1,444

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6416H has 77300% better value for money than Core 2 Duo P8600.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Gold 6416H 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)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads236
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache45 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
Number of transistors274 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Gold 6416H 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 configurationno data4
SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Gold 6416H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Gold 6416H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Gold 6416H 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 P8600 and Xeon Gold 6416H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Gold 6416H.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data80

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 P8600 0.49
Xeon Gold 6416H 23.02
+4598%

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 P8600 858
Xeon Gold 6416H 40606
+4633%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.49 23.02
Recency 15 July 2008 10 January 2023
Physical cores 2 18
Threads 2 36
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 165 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8600 has 560% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6416H, on the other hand, has a 4598% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6416H is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo P8600 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6416H is a server/workstation one.

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