Xeon Silver 4310 vs Core 2 Duo T7600

Place in performance ranking	2827	491
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	28 August 2006 (18 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$619	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7600 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	24
Base clock speed	2.33 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.33 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus rate	667 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Die size	143 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	82 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	1.0375V-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7600 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	PBGA479,PPGA478	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Xeon Silver 4310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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 T7600 and Xeon Silver 4310 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Xeon Silver 4310 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 T7600 and Xeon Silver 4310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Xeon Silver 4310.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

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 T7600 0.53

Xeon Silver 4310 14.68
+2670%

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 T7600 824

Xeon Silver 4310 22642
+2648%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo T7600 254

Xeon Silver 4310 1249
+392%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo T7600 423

Xeon Silver 4310 7845
+1755%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.53	14.68
Recency	28 August 2006	6 April 2021
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	24
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	120 Watt

Core 2 Duo T7600 has 252.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4310, on the other hand, has a 2669.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4310 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T7600 is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4310 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T7600 and Xeon Silver 4310, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.