Xeon 5120 vs Core 2 Duo E8500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8500 and Xeon 5120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2596	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	1.16	no data
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Woodcrest (2006)
Release date	January 2008 (16 years ago)	June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$45

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Xeon 5120 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	3.16 GHz	1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.17 GHz	1.87 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	0 KB
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	65 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8500 and Xeon 5120 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	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Xeon 5120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	-	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Xeon 5120 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 E8500 and Xeon 5120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Xeon 5120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR2

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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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

45 nm

65 nm

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