Core 2 Duo SL9600 vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core 2 Duo SL9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	879	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.92	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	6.74	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	1 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,589	$316

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core 2 Duo SL9600 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	1066 MHz
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.05V-1.15V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core 2 Duo SL9600 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core 2 Duo SL9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core 2 Duo SL9600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core 2 Duo SL9600 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 E5-2670 v3 and Core 2 Duo SL9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core 2 Duo SL9600.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2014	1 March 2009
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	17 Watt

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