Xeon D-2896NT vs Core 2 Duo E4300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4300 and Xeon D-2896NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)no data
Release dateJuly 2006 (18 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4300 and Xeon D-2896NT 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 cores2 (Dual-core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads240
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB30 MB
Chip lithography65 nmno data
Die size111 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Number of transistors167 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4300 and Xeon D-2896NT 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt117 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4300 and Xeon D-2896NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4300 and Xeon D-2896NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4300 and Xeon D-2896NT are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4300 and Xeon D-2896NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4300 and Xeon D-2896NT.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data32
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 20
Threads 2 40
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 117 Watt

Core 2 Duo E4300 has 80% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2896NT, on the other hand, has 900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E4300 and Xeon D-2896NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E4300 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2896NT is a server/workstation one.


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