Xeon Silver 4310 vs Core 2 Duo SU9600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Silver 4310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated524
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiencyno data11.00
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$289no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Silver 4310 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Silver 4310 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 configurationno data2
SocketBGA956FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Silver 4310. 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-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Silver 4310 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 SU9600 and Xeon Silver 4310 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 SU9600 and Xeon Silver 4310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2667
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Silver 4310.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2009 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 120 Watt

Core 2 Duo SU9600 has 1100% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4310, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Xeon Silver 4310. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SU9600 is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4310 is a server/workstation one.


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