Xeon E7-8895 v3 vs Core 2 Duo E7500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2658	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	no data
Release date	10 January 2009 (15 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 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)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	2	36
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.93 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	9.6 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	45 MB Last Level Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	82 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	228 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 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	LGA775	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E7-8895 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	no data	46 Bit
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Announced

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon E7-8895 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	102 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

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 E7-8895 v3.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 January 2009	1 April 2015
Physical cores	2	18
Threads	2	36
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	175 Watt

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