Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Core 2 Duo T5500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.35
Xeon Gold 6526Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 195 Watt
28.97
+8177%

Xeon Gold 6526Y outperforms Core 2 Duo T5500 by a whopping 8177% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5500 and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3058155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data56.09
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency0.9714.06
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 February 2007 (17 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5500 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed1.66 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.66 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size143 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.0375V-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5500 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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
SocketPPGA478, PBGA479FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5500 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 T5500 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 T5500 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe versionno data5.0
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 T5500 0.35
Xeon Gold 6526Y 28.97
+8177%

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 T5500 561
Xeon Gold 6526Y 46025
+8104%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 28.97
Recency 1 February 2007 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 195 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5500 has 473.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6526Y, on the other hand, has a 8177.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6526Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T5500 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6526Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5500 and Xeon Gold 6526Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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