Xeon Platinum 8360HL vs Core 2 Duo E6550

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6550 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2821	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.81	no data
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	July 2007 (17 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6550 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	2.33 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.33 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	143 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	291 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6550 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL 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
Socket	PLGA775	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL. 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	-	no data
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 E6550 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL 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 E6550 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL 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 E6550 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size	no data	4.5 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	48
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	225 Watt

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