Core 2 Duo T7250 vs Xeon E3-1240 v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core 2 Duo T7250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1184	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.83	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	6.14	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake-DT (2015)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	19 October 2015 (9 years ago)	2 August 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$282	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core 2 Duo T7250 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	800 MHz
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	122 mm2	143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,750 million	291 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core 2 Duo T7250 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151,FCLGA2011	PBGA479,PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core 2 Duo T7250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core 2 Duo T7250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core 2 Duo T7250 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 E3-1240 v5 and Core 2 Duo T7250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core 2 Duo T7250 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core 2 Duo T7250 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core 2 Duo T7250.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2015	2 August 2007
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

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