Core 2 Duo P9700 vs Xeon E5-2620 v3

Place in the ranking	1232	2682
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	5.48	2.43
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$348

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Core 2 Duo P9700 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	1066 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	356 mm²	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.012V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Core 2 Duo P9700 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Core 2 Duo P9700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Core 2 Duo P9700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Core 2 Duo P9700 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 E5-2620 v3 and Core 2 Duo P9700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866	DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Core 2 Duo P9700.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2620 v3 4.92
+583%

Core 2 Duo P9700 0.72

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 E5-2620 v3 7808
+580%

Core 2 Duo P9700 1149

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 E5-2620 v3 949
+154%

Core 2 Duo P9700 374

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 E5-2620 v3 4131
+552%

Core 2 Duo P9700 634

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.92	0.72
Recency	8 September 2014	2 June 2009
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	28 Watt

Xeon E5-2620 v3 has a 583.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo P9700, on the other hand, has 203.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2620 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P9700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2620 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo P9700 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Core 2 Duo P9700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.