Xeon W3505 vs Core 2 Duo E7500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon W3505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2584	2567
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.83	5.10
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date	January 2009 (15 years ago)	March 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price	$48	$14.86

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W3505 has 514% better value for money than Core 2 Duo E7500.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon W3505 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	2
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.53 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	82 mm2	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	228 million	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	0.8V-1.225V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon W3505 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	1366
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon W3505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Xeon W3505 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 W3505 are enumerated here.

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 W3505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	24 GB
Max memory channels	no data	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Xeon W3505 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7500 by 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.73	0.75
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

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