Xeon Gold 6142 vs Core 2 Duo T5200

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5200 and Xeon Gold 6142 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	385
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.75
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Core 2 Duo	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	July 2006 (18 years ago)	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,946
Current price	$25	$1163 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5200 and Xeon Gold 6142 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	1.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.66 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	533 MHz	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	2 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	22 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	143 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.175V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5200 and Xeon Gold 6142 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	1	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	479	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5200 and Xeon Gold 6142. 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	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5200 and Xeon Gold 6142 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 T5200 and Xeon Gold 6142 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 T5200 and Xeon Gold 6142. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T5200 and Xeon Gold 6142.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	150 Watt

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