Xeon D-2876NT vs Core 2 Duo T6600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6600 and Xeon D-2876NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2870not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency1.35no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)no data
Release date6 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Xeon D-2876NT 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 speed2.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache20 MB
Chip lithography45 nmno data
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6600 and Xeon D-2876NT 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.

SocketPGA478FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Xeon D-2876NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Xeon D-2876NT 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 T6600 and Xeon D-2876NT are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Xeon D-2876NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Xeon D-2876NT.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data32
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 January 2009 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt

Core 2 Duo T6600 has 185.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2876NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T6600 and Xeon D-2876NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T6600 is a notebook processor while Xeon D-2876NT is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T6600 and Xeon D-2876NT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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