Core 2 Duo E8500 vs Xeon E5-2660 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core 2 Duo E8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1034	2596
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.06	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	6.58	1.16
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$850	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core 2 Duo E8500 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	10 (Deca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	20	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.17 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	1333 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	160 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core 2 Duo E8500 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	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core 2 Duo E8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core 2 Duo E8500 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 E5-2660 v2 and Core 2 Duo E8500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core 2 Duo E8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Core 2 Duo E8500.

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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.61	0.80
Physical cores	10	2
Threads	20	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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