Core 2 Duo T7300 vs Xeon Gold 6138

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Core 2 Duo T7300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	443	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.95	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Core 2 Duo
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	9 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,612	$234

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138 and Core 2 Duo T7300 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	40	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	800 MHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	291 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Core 2 Duo T7300 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)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	PBGA479,PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core 2 Duo T7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Core 2 Duo T7300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core 2 Duo T7300 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 Gold 6138 and Core 2 Duo T7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core 2 Duo T7300.

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	9 May 2007
Physical cores	20	2
Threads	40	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	35 Watt

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