Core 2 Duo P8600 vs Xeon E5335

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2818	3188
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.02
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	0.47	0.83
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Clovertown (2006−2007)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	14 November 2006 (19 years ago)	15 July 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$209

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon E5335 and Core 2 Duo P8600: 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	1066 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB (per die)	3 MB
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	3 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	2x 143 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C	no data
Number of transistors	582 million	274 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.5V	1.05V-1.15V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5335 and Core 2 Duo P8600 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	LGA771,PLGA771	BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5335 and Core 2 Duo P8600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5335 and Core 2 Duo P8600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5335 and Core 2 Duo P8600 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5335 and Core 2 Duo P8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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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	0.89	0.49
Recency	14 November 2006	15 July 2008
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	25 Watt