Xeon E5-2650L v2 vs Core 2 Duo U7600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo U7600 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1224
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Architecture codename	Merom-2048 (2006−2008)	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)
Release date	27 July 2006 (18 years ago)	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo U7600 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	20
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	7.2 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	22 nm
Die size	143 mm2	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.8V-0.975V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo U7600 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 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	2
Socket	PBGA479	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	70 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Xeon E5-2650L v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	-	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo U7600 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Xeon E5-2650L v2 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 U7600 and Xeon E5-2650L v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Xeon E5-2650L v2.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 July 2006	1 September 2013
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	2	20
Chip lithography	65 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	70 Watt

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