Xeon E-2314 vs Core 2 Extreme X7900

Place in the ranking	2704	1194
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Extreme	no data
Power efficiency	1.49	7.46
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	1 September 2007 (17 years ago)	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$851	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E-2314 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	143 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.1V-1.375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E-2314 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	1
Socket	PPGA478	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	44 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E-2314. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
AMT	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E-2314 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E-2314 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 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E-2314. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E-2314.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	44

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Extreme X7900 0.72

Xeon E-2314 5.32
+639%

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.

Core 2 Extreme X7900 1104

Xeon E-2314 8146
+638%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Extreme X7900 387

Xeon E-2314 1697
+339%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Extreme X7900 625

Xeon E-2314 4221
+575%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	5.32
Recency	1 September 2007	8 September 2021
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	44 Watt	65 Watt

Core 2 Extreme X7900 has 47.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2314, on the other hand, has a 638.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E-2314 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Extreme X7900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Extreme X7900 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2314 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Xeon E-2314, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.