Core 2 Duo P7550 vs Xeon E5-2697 v2
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2697 v2 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7550 by a whopping 1523% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Core 2 Duo P7550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 778 | 2716 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.85 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon (Desktop) | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge-EP (2013) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 1 September 2013 (10 years ago) | 1 October 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,723 | no data |
| Current price | $96 (0.1x MSRP) | $169 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Core 2 Duo P7550 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 | 2.7 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Bus support | 8GT/s | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 30 MB (shared) | 3 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 86 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Core 2 Duo P7550 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | PGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Core 2 Duo P7550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Core 2 Duo P7550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Core 2 Duo P7550 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Core 2 Duo P7550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 59.7 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Core 2 Duo P7550.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 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.
Xeon E5-2697 v2 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7550 by 1523% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7550 by 1528% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7550 by 99% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7550 by 842% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7550 by 71% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7550 by 649% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Xeon E5-2697 v2 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7550 by 341% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Core 2 Duo P7550 outperforms Xeon E5-2697 v2 by 189% in wPrime 32.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.25 | 0.57 |
| Recency | 1 September 2013 | 1 October 2009 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 2 |
| Threads | 24 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 25 Watt |
The Xeon E5-2697 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P7550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2697 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo P7550 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2697 v2 and Core 2 Duo P7550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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