Xeon Platinum 8156 vs Core 2 Duo E4700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4700 and Xeon Platinum 8156 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2813	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	0.83	no data
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	March 2008 (16 years ago)	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$7,007

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4700 and Xeon Platinum 8156 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	36
L1 cache	64 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16.5 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	111 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	167 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4700 and Xeon Platinum 8156 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	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	PLGA775	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Xeon Platinum 8156. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4700 and Xeon Platinum 8156 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Xeon Platinum 8156 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Xeon Platinum 8156. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Xeon Platinum 8156.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

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