Xeon Platinum 8362 vs Core 2 Duo E6540

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6540
2007
2 cores, 65 Watt
0.51
Xeon Platinum 8362
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 265 Watt
5.73
+1024%

Xeon Platinum 8362 outperforms Core 2 Duo E6540 by a whopping 1024% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6540 and Xeon Platinum 8362 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28701123
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.742.05
Architecture codenameno dataIce Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 July 2007 (17 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6540 and Xeon Platinum 8362 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threadsno data64
Base clock speed2.33 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB L2 Cache48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6540 and Xeon Platinum 8362 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 configurationno data2
SocketPLGA775FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt265 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6540 and Xeon Platinum 8362. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6540 and Xeon Platinum 8362 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 E6540 and Xeon Platinum 8362 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6540 and Xeon Platinum 8362. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6540 and Xeon Platinum 8362.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo E6540 0.51
Xeon Platinum 8362 5.73
+1024%

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.

Core 2 Duo E6540 808
Xeon Platinum 8362 9107
+1027%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 5.73
Recency 1 July 2007 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 32
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 265 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6540 has 307.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8362, on the other hand, has a 1023.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 1500% more physical cores, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8362 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E6540 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6540 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8362 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6540 and Xeon Platinum 8362, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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