Xeon w3-2525 vs Duo L2500

Primary details

Comparing Core Duo L2500 and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3161	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Core Duo	no data
Power efficiency	1.58	no data
Architecture codename	Yonah (2005−2006)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	no data	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$609

Detailed specifications

Core Duo L2500 and Xeon w3-2525 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	1.83 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.83 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus rate	667 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB L2 KB	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.7625-1.2125V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo L2500 and Xeon w3-2525 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	no data	1
Socket	PBGA479	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo L2500 and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core Duo L2500 and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Duo L2500 and Xeon w3-2525 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 Duo L2500 and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	2 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Duo L2500 and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	175 Watt

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