Xeon w5-3525 vs Core 2 Duo P9600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9600 and Xeon w5-3525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2729	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	2.61	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	$1,339

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9600 and Xeon w5-3525 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	45 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	107 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	75 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.212V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9600 and Xeon w5-3525 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	1
Socket	PBGA479,PGA478	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and Xeon w5-3525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9600 and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and Xeon w5-3525 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 P9600 and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

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 P9600 and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	112

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2009	24 August 2024
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	290 Watt

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