Xeon 3065 vs Core 2 Duo P8700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8700 and Xeon 3065 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2679	2721
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.00
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	no data
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$209	no data
Current price	$71 (0.3x MSRP)	$30

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Xeon 3065 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)	no data
Threads	2	no data
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	no data
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	no data
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1V - 1.25V	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 and Xeon 3065 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.

Socket	BGA479,PGA478	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Xeon 3065. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Xeon 3065 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Xeon 3065 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 outperforms Xeon 3065 by 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.62	0.56
Recency	1 January 2009	1 October 2007
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

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