Xeon Gold 6342 vs Core 2 Duo E8200

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E8200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.71
Xeon Gold 6342
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 230 Watt
29.79
+4096%

Xeon Gold 6342 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8200 by a whopping 4096% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon Gold 6342 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2698141
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.0312.26
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release dateJanuary 2008 (16 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon Gold 6342 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C81 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon Gold 6342 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
SocketLGA775FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt230 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon Gold 6342. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon Gold 6342 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon Gold 6342 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon Gold 6342. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon Gold 6342.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 E8200 0.71
Xeon Gold 6342 29.79
+4096%

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 E8200 1124
Xeon Gold 6342 47320
+4110%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.71 29.79
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 48
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 230 Watt

Core 2 Duo E8200 has 253.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6342, on the other hand, has a 4095.8% higher aggregate performance score, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6342 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8200 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8200 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6342 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E8200 and Xeon Gold 6342, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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