Core 2 Duo E6300 vs Xeon E3-1225 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1568not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.09no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.76no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$384no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6300 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.87 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s1066 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size160 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data61 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million291 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6300 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1150LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6300 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD P4600no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6300.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

Xeon E3-1225 v3 5301
+736%
Core 2 Duo E6300 634

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.

Xeon E3-1225 v3 1124
+504%
Core 2 Duo E6300 186

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.

Xeon E3-1225 v3 3201
+953%
Core 2 Duo E6300 304

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E3-1225 v3 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo E6300, on the other hand, has 29.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6300. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1225 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo E6300 is a desktop one.


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