Xeon E-2124 vs Core 2 Duo T7500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T7500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.54

Xeon E-2124 outperforms Core 2 Duo T7500 by a whopping 739% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon E-2124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28541346
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data16.63
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Xeon E
Power efficiency1.415.82
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)
Release date8 May 2007 (17 years ago)12 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$234$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon E-2124 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache4 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size143 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors291 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.075V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon E-2124 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon E-2124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon E-2124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon E-2124 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 T7500 and Xeon E-2124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon E-2124.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 T7500 0.54
Xeon E-2124 4.53
+739%

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 T7500 828
Xeon E-2124 6927
+737%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo T7500 236
Xeon E-2124 1453
+516%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo T7500 364
Xeon E-2124 3884
+967%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 4.53
Recency 8 May 2007 12 July 2018
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 71 Watt

Core 2 Duo T7500 has 102.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2124, on the other hand, has a 738.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E-2124 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T7500 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2124 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon E-2124, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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