Xeon Gold 6434 vs Duo T2300
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6434 outperforms Core Duo T2300 by a whopping 8353% 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 | 3548 | 502 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Core Duo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.26 | 3.48 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Yonah (2005−2006) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | January 2006 (20 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,607 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core Duo T2300 and Xeon Gold 6434: 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.66 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.66 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 22.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 90 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 64 °C |
| Number of transistors | 151 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 1.1625V - 1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core Duo T2300 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 | PPGA478, PBGA479 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 195 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2300 and Xeon Gold 6434. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core Duo T2300 and Xeon Gold 6434 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Duo T2300 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 Duo T2300 and Xeon Gold 6434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Duo T2300 and Xeon Gold 6434.
| PCIe version | no data | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
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 | 0.19 | 16.06 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 195 Watt |
Duo T2300 has 529% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6434, on the other hand, has a 8353% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6434 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core Duo T2300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core Duo T2300 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6434 is a server/workstation one.
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