Xeon Platinum 8260 vs Core 2 Duo T7700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7700 and Xeon Platinum 8260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2685	266
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	4.71
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Cascade Lake-SP (2019)
Release date	2 September 2007 (16 years ago)	11 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$307	$4,702
Current price	$143 (0.5x MSRP)	$4587 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7700 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	143 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7700 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	PBGA479,PPGA478	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7700 and Xeon Platinum 8260. 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	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7700 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 T7700 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 T7700 and Xeon Platinum 8260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	1 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7700 and Xeon Platinum 8260.

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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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.

Xeon Platinum 8260 outperforms Core 2 Duo T7700 by 3116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.61	19.62
Recency	2 September 2007	11 December 2018
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	48
Cost	$307	$4702
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt

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