Xeon Platinum 8280M vs Core 2 Duo T9550
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8280M outperforms Core 2 Duo T9550 by a whopping 1981% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2632 | 301 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.05 | 0.25 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 1.24 | 4.42 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Cascade Lake-SP (2018) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 11 December 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $316 | $13,012 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Platinum 8280M has 400% better value for money than Core 2 Duo T9550.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T9550 and Xeon Platinum 8280M 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) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 27 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 38.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V-1.212V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T9550 and Xeon Platinum 8280M 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA479,PGA478 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9550 and Xeon Platinum 8280M. 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 | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T9550 and Xeon Platinum 8280M 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 T9550 and Xeon Platinum 8280M 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 T9550 and Xeon Platinum 8280M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9550 and Xeon Platinum 8280M.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.03 | 21.43 |
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 11 December 2018 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 28 |
| Threads | 2 | 56 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 205 Watt |
Core 2 Duo T9550 has 485.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8280M, on the other hand, has a 1980.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core 2 Duo T9550 is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8280M is a server/workstation one.
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