EPYC 7H12 vs Core 2 Duo P8700

General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8700 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2643	39
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	no data	22.30
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	18 September 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$209	no data
Current price	$71 (0.3x MSRP)	$1970

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo P8700 and EPYC 7H12 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)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	2	128
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	107 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes
VID voltage range	1V - 1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 and EPYC 7H12 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	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
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
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8700 and EPYC 7H12 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 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and EPYC 7H12. 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
Max memory channels	no data	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

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.

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8700 by 7048% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.63	45.03
Recency	1 January 2009	18 September 2019
Physical cores	2	64
Threads	2	128
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	280 Watt

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