Xeon w5-2545 vs Core 2 Duo P9500

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P9500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.63
Xeon w5-2545
2024
12 cores / 24 threads, 210 Watt
26.24
+4065%

Xeon w5-2545 outperforms Core 2 Duo P9500 by a whopping 4065% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon w5-2545 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2770183
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data83.29
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.3811.83
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348$889

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon w5-2545 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speed2.53 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache30 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon w5-2545 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon w5-2545. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon w5-2545 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon w5-2545 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon w5-2545. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon w5-2545.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 P9500 0.63
Xeon w5-2545 26.24
+4065%

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 P9500 993
Xeon w5-2545 41688
+4098%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 26.24
Recency 15 July 2008 24 August 2024
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 210 Watt

Core 2 Duo P9500 has 740% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-2545, on the other hand, has a 4065.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

The Xeon w5-2545 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P9500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo P9500 is a notebook processor while Xeon w5-2545 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon w5-2545, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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