Xeon E5-2698B V3 vs Core 2 Duo T8300

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2774	929
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	1.01	2.90
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	no data	Intel
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date	10 January 2008 (17 years ago)	January 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$241	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8300 and Xeon E5-2698B 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	40 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	107 mm2	356 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	88 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8300 and Xeon E5-2698B 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	no data	2
Socket	BGA479,PGA478	2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Xeon E5-2698B 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
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T8300 and Xeon E5-2698B 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 T8300 and Xeon E5-2698B 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 T8300 and Xeon E5-2698B V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4-2133

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Xeon E5-2698B V3.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.84	9.27
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	135 Watt

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