Xeon E7-4870 v3 vs Core 2 Duo T7300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7300 and Xeon E7-4870 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Haswell-EX (2015)
Release date	9 May 2007 (17 years ago)	1 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$234	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7300 and Xeon E7-4870 v3 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)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	2	36
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	45 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	22 nm
Die size	143 mm2	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	291 Million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7300 and Xeon E7-4870 v3 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
Socket	PBGA479,PPGA478	1150
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and Xeon E7-4870 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7300 and Xeon E7-4870 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and Xeon E7-4870 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and Xeon E7-4870 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR3, DDR4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and Xeon E7-4870 v3.

PCIe version

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3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	9 May 2007	1 June 2015
Physical cores	2	18
Threads	2	36
Chip lithography	65 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	140 Watt

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