Core 2 Duo E8500 vs Xeon L5618

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5618 and Core 2 Duo E8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2596
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	1.16
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5618 and Core 2 Duo E8500 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	1.87 GHz	3.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	3.17 GHz
Bus rate	no data	1333 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	239 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5618 and Core 2 Duo E8500 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5618 and Core 2 Duo E8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon L5618 and Core 2 Duo E8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5618 and Core 2 Duo E8500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5618 and Core 2 Duo E8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5618 and Core 2 Duo E8500.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	65 Watt

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