Xeon W-3375 vs Core 2 Duo T9900

Place in the ranking	2651	87
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	2.02	13.03
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date	2 June 2009 (15 years ago)	29 July 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$530	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9900 and Xeon W-3375 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)	38
Threads	2	76
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.07 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	57 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.2125V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9900 and Xeon W-3375 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	1
Socket	BGA479,PGA478	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9900 and Xeon W-3375. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9900 and Xeon W-3375 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9900 and Xeon W-3375 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 T9900 and Xeon W-3375. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9900 and Xeon W-3375.

PCIe version	no data	4
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 T9900 0.75

Xeon W-3375 37.34
+4879%

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 T9900 1189

Xeon W-3375 59091
+4870%

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 T9900 398

Xeon W-3375 1818
+357%

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 T9900 638

Xeon W-3375 17713
+2676%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.75	37.34
Recency	2 June 2009	29 July 2021
Physical cores	2	38
Threads	2	76
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	270 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9900 has 671.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3375, on the other hand, has a 4878.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 1800% more physical cores and 3700% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-3375 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T9900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T9900 is a notebook processor while Xeon W-3375 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T9900 and Xeon W-3375, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.