Core 2 Duo P8700 vs Xeon E5-2650 v4

Place in the ranking	885	2790
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.55	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	7.70	2.27
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	16 March 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,166	$209

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo P8700 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.53 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	1066 MHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	3 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	306.18 mm²	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	3,400 million	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1V - 1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo P8700 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 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	BGA479,PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo P8700. 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	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo P8700 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 E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo P8700 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 E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo P8700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	no data
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo P8700.

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 E5-2650 v4 8.54
+1323%

Core 2 Duo P8700 0.60

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 E5-2650 v4 13560
+1313%

Core 2 Duo P8700 960

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 E5-2650 v4 554
+82.2%

Core 2 Duo P8700 304

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 E5-2650 v4 2679
+445%

Core 2 Duo P8700 492

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.54	0.60
Recency	16 March 2016	1 January 2009
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	25 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 v4 has a 1323.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo P8700, on the other hand, has 320% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2650 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P8700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2650 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo P8700 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650 v4 and Core 2 Duo P8700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.