Core 2 Duo U7500 vs Xeon X3360
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X3360 outperforms Core 2 Duo U7500 by a whopping 500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2463 | 3473 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Power efficiency | 0.61 | 0.97 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Merom-2048 (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 1 January 2008 (18 years ago) | 27 July 2006 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Xeon X3360 and Core 2 Duo U7500: 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 | 2.83 GHz | 1.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1.06 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | 0.8V-0.975V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X3360 and Core 2 Duo U7500 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 | LGA775 | PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3360 and Core 2 Duo U7500. 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 X3360 and Core 2 Duo U7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3360 and Core 2 Duo U7500 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 | 1.38 | 0.23 |
| Recency | 1 January 2008 | 27 July 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 10 Watt |
Xeon X3360 has a 500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44% more advanced lithography process.
Core 2 Duo U7500, on the other hand, has 850% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon X3360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo U7500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X3360 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo U7500 is a notebook one.
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