EPYC 7352 vs Core 2 Duo P8700
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7352 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8700 by a whopping 4062% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3087 | 287 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 9.53 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | no data | 15.83 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 7 August 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $209 | $1,350 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 7352 has 47550% better value for money than Core 2 Duo P8700.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo P8700 and EPYC 7352 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 | 2.53 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 23 |
| L1 cache | no data | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB L2 Cache | 32 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 4x 74 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 15,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1V - 1.25V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 and EPYC 7352 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA479,PGA478 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 155 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and EPYC 7352. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo P8700 and EPYC 7352 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and EPYC 7352 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and EPYC 7352. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.763 GB/s |
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 P8700 and EPYC 7352.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.55 | 22.89 |
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 7 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 24 |
| Threads | 2 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 155 Watt |
Core 2 Duo P8700 has 520% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7352, on the other hand, has a 4061.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7352 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core 2 Duo P8700 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7352 is a server/workstation one.
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