Xeon w9-3495X vs Core 2 Duo P8600

Place in performance ranking	2815	19
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$209	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon w9-3495X 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)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	2	112
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	105 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	81 mm²	4x 477 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	274 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon w9-3495X 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon w9-3495X. 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
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon w9-3495X 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 P8600 and Xeon w9-3495X 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 P8600 and Xeon w9-3495X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	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 P8600 and Xeon w9-3495X.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	112

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 w9-3495X 59.72
+10758%

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 w9-3495X 92366
+10831%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo P8600 279

Xeon w9-3495X 2114
+658%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo P8600 469

Xeon w9-3495X 18636
+3874%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.55	59.72
Recency	15 July 2008	15 February 2023
Physical cores	2	56
Threads	2	112
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	350 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8600 has 1300% lower power consumption.

Xeon w9-3495X, on the other hand, has a 10758.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and 2700% more physical cores and 5500% more threads.

The Xeon w9-3495X 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 w9-3495X is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P8600 and Xeon w9-3495X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.