EPYC 9115 vs Core 2 Duo E8135
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9115 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8135 by a whopping 4390% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2783 | 148 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 40.21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.50 | 23.68 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | 3 March 2009 (16 years ago) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $726 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo E8135 and EPYC 9115 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.667 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.67 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | 16,630 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo E8135 and EPYC 9115 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 | 2 |
| Socket | P | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8135 and EPYC 9115. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8135 and EPYC 9115 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8135 and EPYC 9115. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8135 and EPYC 9115.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.69 | 30.98 |
| Recency | 3 March 2009 | 10 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 125 Watt |
Core 2 Duo E8135 has 184.1% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9115, on the other hand, has a 4389.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 9115 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo E8135 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core 2 Duo E8135 is a notebook processor while EPYC 9115 is a server/workstation one.
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