Xeon Platinum 8356H vs Core 2 Duo P9500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon Platinum 8356H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2741	not rated
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)	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon Platinum 8356H 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon Platinum 8356H 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	8
Socket	BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	190 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon Platinum 8356H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon Platinum 8356H 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 P9500 and Xeon Platinum 8356H 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 P9500 and Xeon Platinum 8356H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size	no data	1.12 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon Platinum 8356H.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 July 2008	6 April 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	190 Watt

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