Xeon Silver 4310T vs Core 2 Duo P8600

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P8600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.55
Xeon Silver 4310T
2021
10 cores / 20 threads, 105 Watt
13.73
+2396%

Xeon Silver 4310T outperforms Core 2 Duo P8600 by a whopping 2396% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Silver 4310T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2820552
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.0011.90
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Silver 4310T 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data88 °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 Silver 4310T 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 data2
SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Silver 4310T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Silver 4310T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Silver 4310T 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 Silver 4310T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2667
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Silver 4310T.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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. 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.

Core 2 Duo P8600 0.55
Xeon Silver 4310T 13.73
+2396%

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.

Core 2 Duo P8600 845
Xeon Silver 4310T 20973
+2382%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 13.73
Recency 15 July 2008 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 20
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 105 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8600 has 320% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4310T, on the other hand, has a 2396.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4310T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P8600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo P8600 is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4310T is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon Silver 4310T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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