Xeon E5-2699A v4 vs Core 2 Duo E7500

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E7500
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.72
Xeon E5-2699A v4
2016
22 cores / 44 threads, 145 Watt
16.34
+2169%

Xeon E5-2699A v4 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7500 by a whopping 2169% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2688401
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.27
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency1.0510.66
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date10 January 2009 (15 years ago)25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,938

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2.93 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed0.93 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rate1066 MHz2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB55 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size82 mm2456.12 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C70 °C
Number of transistors228 million7,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketLGA775FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E5-2699A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switching-+
PAEno data46 Bit
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E5-2699A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E5-2699A v4.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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 E7500 0.72
Xeon E5-2699A v4 16.34
+2169%

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 E7500 1143
Xeon E5-2699A v4 25957
+2171%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo E7500 346
Xeon E5-2699A v4 1177
+240%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo E7500 566
Xeon E5-2699A v4 9546
+1587%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 16.34
Recency 10 January 2009 25 October 2016
Physical cores 2 22
Threads 2 44
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 145 Watt

Core 2 Duo E7500 has 123.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2699A v4, on the other hand, has a 2169.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 1000% more physical cores and 2100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-2699A v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E7500 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E7500 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2699A v4 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E5-2699A v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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