Xeon Gold 5403N vs Core 2 Duo T9800

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9800 and Xeon Gold 5403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2639not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.08no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)no data
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$530no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9800 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speed2.93 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.92 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache6 MBno data
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache22.5 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C85 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9800 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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.

SocketBGA479,PGA478FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and Xeon Gold 5403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AVX
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9800 and Xeon Gold 5403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and Xeon Gold 5403N are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and Xeon Gold 5403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4000
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and Xeon Gold 5403N.

PCIe versionno data4
PCI Express lanesno data48

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2009 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 115 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9800 has 228.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5403N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T9800 and Xeon Gold 5403N. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T9800 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5403N is a server/workstation one.


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