Core 2 Duo E8335 vs Xeon E-2456

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	742	3011
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.04	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	15.73	1.51
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	3 March 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$375	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2456 and Core 2 Duo E8335 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Performance-cores	6	no data
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.933 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	0.93 GHz
Bus rate	16 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	45 nm
Die size	163 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2456 and Core 2 Duo E8335 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	FCLGA1700	P
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	44 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2456 and Core 2 Duo E8335. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2456 and Core 2 Duo E8335 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2456 and Core 2 Duo E8335 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 E-2456 and Core 2 Duo E8335. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2456 and Core 2 Duo E8335.

PCIe version	5	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.74	0.62
Recency	14 December 2023	3 March 2009
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	44 Watt

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