Xeon D-2899NT vs Core 2 Solo SU3500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Xeon D-2899NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3268not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Solono data
Power efficiency2.93no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$262$2,138

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Xeon D-2899NT 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 cores1 (Single-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads144
Base clock speed1.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Xeon D-2899NT 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA956FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)5.5 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Xeon D-2899NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Xeon D-2899NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Xeon D-2899NT are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Xeon D-2899NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Xeon D-2899NT.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data32
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2009 14 December 2023
Physical cores 1 22
Threads 1 44
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 135 Watt

Core 2 Solo SU3500 has 2600% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2899NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 2100% more physical cores and 4300% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Xeon D-2899NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Solo SU3500 is a notebook processor while Xeon D-2899NT is a server/workstation one.


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