Xeon Gold 5418Y vs Core 2 Duo SL9400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Gold 5418Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	160
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	20 August 2008 (16 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$284	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SL9400 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.86 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	45 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	1.05V - 1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SL9400 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 configuration	no data	2
Socket	BGA956	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Gold 5418Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Gold 5418Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 SL9400 and Xeon Gold 5418Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SL9400 and Xeon Gold 5418Y.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

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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Recency	20 August 2008	10 January 2023
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	48
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	185 Watt

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