Xeon Gold 6538Y vs Duo T2600

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Primary details

Comparing Core Duo T2600 and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3112not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core Duono data
Power efficiency0.89no data
Architecture codenameYonah (2005−2006)no data
Release date5 January 2006 (18 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$440no data

Detailed specifications

Core Duo T2600 and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads264
Base clock speed2.16 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cache0 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB60 MB
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size90 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C79 °C
Number of transistors151 Millionno data
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.1625V - 1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo T2600 and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 configuration1no data
SocketPPGA478, PBGA479FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2600 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core Duo T2600 and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 Duo T2600 and Xeon Gold 6538Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2600 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Duo T2600 and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 January 2006 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 2 64
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 225 Watt

Duo T2600 has 625.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 17 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core Duo T2600 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core Duo T2600 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6538Y is a server/workstation one.


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