Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Xeon Gold 5118

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 2 Duo E6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	655	2673
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.32	3.46
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Core 2 Duo (Desktop)
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,273	no data
Current price	$472 (0.4x MSRP)	$30

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5118 has 256% better value for money than Core 2 Duo E6600.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 2 Duo E6600 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	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	no data	1066 MHz
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	12 MB	no data
L3 cache	16.5 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 2 Duo E6600 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 2 Duo E6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 2 Duo E6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 2 Duo E6600 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 Gold 5118 and Core 2 Duo E6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core 2 Duo E6600.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	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.

Xeon Gold 5118 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6600 by 1725% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.77	0.59
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

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