Xeon Silver 4309Y vs Core 2 Duo SL9400

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo SL9400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.48
Xeon Silver 4309Y
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
12.11
+2423%

Xeon Silver 4309Y outperforms Core 2 Duo SL9400 by a whopping 2423% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Silver 4309Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2902633
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.6710.91
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date20 August 2008 (16 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$284no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed1.86 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.05V - 1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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 data2
SocketBGA956FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Silver 4309Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, 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
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Silver 4309Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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 SL9400 and Xeon Silver 4309Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2667
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Silver 4309Y.

PCIe versionno data4.0
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 SL9400 0.48
Xeon Silver 4309Y 12.11
+2423%

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 SL9400 759
Xeon Silver 4309Y 19237
+2435%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.48 12.11
Recency 20 August 2008 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 105 Watt

Core 2 Duo SL9400 has 517.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4309Y, on the other hand, has a 2422.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4309Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SL9400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SL9400 is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4309Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Silver 4309Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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