Xeon 7120M vs Core 2 Duo E7500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon 7120M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2686	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	1.05	no data
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Tulsa (2006)
Release date	10 January 2009 (15 years ago)	August 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon 7120M 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.93 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	0 KB
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	82 mm2	435 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	60 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	228 million	1328 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	1.1V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon 7120M 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	1
Socket	LGA775	PPGA604
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon 7120M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	-	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon 7120M 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 E7500 and Xeon 7120M are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon 7120M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon 7120M.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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