Xeon Gold 5418Y vs Core 2 Duo E8300

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E8300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.63
Xeon Gold 5418Y
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
28.11
+4362%

Xeon Gold 5418Y outperforms Core 2 Duo E8300 by a whopping 4362% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2767166
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data54.38
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.9114.32
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,493

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 speed2.83 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB45 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 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 E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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
SocketLGA775FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® 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 E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data80

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 E8300 0.63
Xeon Gold 5418Y 28.11
+4362%

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 E8300 997
Xeon Gold 5418Y 44487
+4362%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 28.11
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 48
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 185 Watt

Core 2 Duo E8300 has 184.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5418Y, on the other hand, has a 4361.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5418Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8300 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8300 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5418Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E8300 and Xeon Gold 5418Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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