Core 2 Duo T7250 vs Xeon E7320
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E7320 outperforms Core 2 Duo T7250 by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2846 | 3281 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Power efficiency | 0.44 | 0.48 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 1 July 2007 (18 years ago) | 2 August 2007 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E7320 and Core 2 Duo T7250 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 | no data | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | no data | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 66 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.0V-1.5V | 1.075V-1.175V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E7320 and Core 2 Duo T7250 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | PGA604,PPGA604 | PBGA479,PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7320 and Core 2 Duo T7250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | - |
| FSB parity | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E7320 and Core 2 Duo T7250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7320 and Core 2 Duo T7250 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.84 | 0.40 |
| Recency | 1 July 2007 | 2 August 2007 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon E7320 has a 110% higher aggregate performance score.
Core 2 Duo T7250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 128.6% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon E7320 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E7320 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo T7250 is a notebook one.
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