Core 2 Duo T7700 vs Xeon D-2141I
Aggregate performance score
Xeon D-2141I outperforms Core 2 Duo T7700 by a whopping 1172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon D-2141I and Core 2 Duo T7700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 958 | 2792 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.95 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Power efficiency | 11.11 | 1.67 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 7 February 2018 (6 years ago) | 2 September 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $555 | $307 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon D-2141I and Core 2 Duo T7700 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 800 MHz |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-2141I and Core 2 Duo T7700 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA2518 | PBGA479,PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2141I and Core 2 Duo T7700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon D-2141I and Core 2 Duo T7700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2141I and Core 2 Duo T7700 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2141I and Core 2 Duo T7700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2141I and Core 2 Duo T7700.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.63 | 0.60 |
| Recency | 7 February 2018 | 2 September 2007 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon D-2141I has a 1171.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
Core 2 Duo T7700, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Xeon D-2141I is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7700 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon D-2141I is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo T7700 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-2141I and Core 2 Duo T7700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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