Core 2 Extreme QX6800 vs Xeon Gold 6144

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6144 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking616not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.08no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency7.94no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Kentsfield (2007)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)April 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,925no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6144 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.93 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB8 MB (shared)
L3 cache24.75 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °C65 °C
Number of transistorsno data582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6144 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6144 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800 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 Gold 6144 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon Gold 6144 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Extreme QX6800, on the other hand, has 15.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6144 and Core 2 Extreme QX6800. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6144 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Extreme QX6800 is a desktop one.


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