Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Core 2 Duo SU9600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Gold 6542Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$289$2,878

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Gold 6542Y 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size107 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Gold 6542Y 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
SocketBGA956FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® 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-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Gold 6542Y 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 SU9600 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
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 SU9600 and Xeon Gold 6542Y.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2009 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 48
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 250 Watt

Core 2 Duo SU9600 has 2400% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6542Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, and 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SU9600 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6542Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Gold 6542Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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