Core 2 Quad Q8200 vs Xeon E5-2698 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q8200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	499	2409
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.73	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	10.12	1.12
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,226	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q8200 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	40	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.33 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	1333 MHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	5 MB	4 MB (shared)
L3 cache	50 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	456 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q8200 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)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q8200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q8200 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 E5-2698 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q8200 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 E5-2698 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q8200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2698 v4 and Core 2 Quad Q8200.

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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.43	1.12
Physical cores	20	4
Threads	40	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	95 Watt

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