Xeon Platinum 8268 vs Core 2 Duo E7200

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E7200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.65
Xeon Platinum 8268
2018
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
22.53
+3366%

Xeon Platinum 8268 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7200 by a whopping 3366% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon Platinum 8268 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2765236
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.69
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency0.9110.02
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)11 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$6,302

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon Platinum 8268 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.53 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache64 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB (shared)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data84 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon Platinum 8268 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 configuration18 (Multiprocessor)
SocketLGA775FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon Platinum 8268. 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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon Platinum 8268 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 E7200 and Xeon Platinum 8268 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 E7200 and Xeon Platinum 8268. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon Platinum 8268.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 E7200 0.65
Xeon Platinum 8268 22.53
+3366%

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 E7200 992
Xeon Platinum 8268 34483
+3376%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 22.53
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 48
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

Core 2 Duo E7200 has 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8268, on the other hand, has a 3366.2% higher aggregate performance score, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8268 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E7200 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E7200 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8268 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E7200 and Xeon Platinum 8268, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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