Intel Xeon 2.8: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Xeon 2.8 sales on September 2002. This is a Paxville architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 130 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2800 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel Socket 604 processor with a TDP of 135 Watt.
Primary details
Xeon 2.8 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Architecture codename | Paxville (2002−2005) | |
| Release date | September 2002 (22 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | of 50 MHz (i486DX-50) |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 512K | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 217 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 200 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 2.8 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | 2 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | 604 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon 2.8. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + |
Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Xeon 2.8, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Xeon 2.8 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 9 configurations using Xeon 2.8 in our database.
