Core 2 Duo E8335 vs Xeon w3-2423
Aggregate performance score
Xeon w3-2423 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8335 by a whopping 1345% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 964 | 2998 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 18.88 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 3.17 | 0.60 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 15 February 2023 (2 years ago) | 3 March 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $359 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon w3-2423 and Core 2 Duo E8335 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Performance-cores | 6 | no data |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.933 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 0.93 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 6 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 15 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 64 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon w3-2423 and Core 2 Duo E8335 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4677 | P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 44 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w3-2423 and Core 2 Duo E8335. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon w3-2423 and Core 2 Duo E8335 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w3-2423 and Core 2 Duo E8335 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 w3-2423 and Core 2 Duo E8335. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4400 | DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w3-2423 and Core 2 Duo E8335.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | no data |
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 | 8.96 | 0.62 |
| Recency | 15 February 2023 | 3 March 2009 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 44 Watt |
Xeon w3-2423 has a 1345.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
Core 2 Duo E8335, on the other hand, has 172.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon w3-2423 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo E8335 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon w3-2423 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo E8335 is a notebook one.
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