Core 2 Duo SP7700 vs Xeon E3-1270 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Core 2 Duo SP7700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1398not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.29no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataCore 2 Duo
Power efficiency5.60no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Core 2 Duo SP7700 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)
Threads82
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s800 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Core 2 Duo SP7700 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1155no data
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Core 2 Duo SP7700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Core 2 Duo SP7700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Core 2 Duo SP7700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Core 2 Duo SP7700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32.77 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Core 2 Duo SP7700.

PCIe version3.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 20 Watt

Xeon E3-1270 v2 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo SP7700, on the other hand, has 245% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Core 2 Duo SP7700. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1270 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo SP7700 is a notebook one.


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