Xeon W-3245 vs Core 2 Duo T9300

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2761	427
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	3.80
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency	1.15	3.65
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	10 January 2008 (18 years ago)	3 June 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3245 has 9400% better value for money than Core 2 Duo T9300.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Xeon W-3245 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	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	800 MHz	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	32
L1 cache	128 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	22 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	77 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9300 and Xeon W-3245 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA479,PGA478	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Xeon W-3245. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Xeon W-3245 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 T9300 and Xeon W-3245 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 T9300 and Xeon W-3245. 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	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Xeon W-3245.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

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	0.95	17.75
Recency	10 January 2008	3 June 2019
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	205 Watt