Xeon Gold 6326 vs Core 2 Duo T7500
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6326 outperforms Core 2 Duo T7500 by a whopping 4122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon Gold 6326 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2819 | 219 |
| 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) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 8 May 2007 (17 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $234 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon Gold 6326 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 | 2.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 78 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.075V - 1.25V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon Gold 6326 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 | 2 |
| Socket | PBGA479,PPGA478 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 185 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon Gold 6326. 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 | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon Gold 6326 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon Gold 6326 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 T7500 and Xeon Gold 6326. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon Gold 6326.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.54 | 22.80 |
| Recency | 8 May 2007 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 185 Watt |
Core 2 Duo T7500 has 428.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6326, on the other hand, has a 4122.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon Gold 6326 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 Gold 6326 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T7500 and Xeon Gold 6326, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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