Xeon E-2378 vs Core 2 Duo SP9300

Place in the ranking	2780	702
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	2.30	16.01
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	20 August 2008 (16 years ago)	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$284	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Xeon E-2378 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.05V - 1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Xeon E-2378 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	1
Socket	BGA956	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Xeon E-2378. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Xeon E-2378 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Xeon E-2378 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 SP9300 and Xeon E-2378. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Xeon E-2378.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	44

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.61	11.04
Recency	20 August 2008	8 September 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

Core 2 Duo SP9300 has 160% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2378, on the other hand, has a 1709.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E-2378 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo SP9300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SP9300 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2378 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Xeon E-2378, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.