Core 2 Duo E7500 vs Xeon L3426

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L3426
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
1.55
+115%
Core 2 Duo E7500
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.72

Xeon L3426 outperforms Core 2 Duo E7500 by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L3426 and Core 2 Duo E7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21252700
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.261.05
Architecture codenameno dataWolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 July 2009 (15 years ago)10 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L3426 and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 speed1.86 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz0.93 GHz
Bus rateno data1066 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperature58 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistorsno data228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L3426 and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L3426 and Core 2 Duo E7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE36 Bitno data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Xeon L3426 and Core 2 Duo E7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L3426 and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 L3426 and Core 2 Duo E7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L3426 and Core 2 Duo E7500.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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 L3426 1.55
+115%
Core 2 Duo E7500 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 L3426 2470
+115%
Core 2 Duo E7500 1148

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 L3426 429
+24%
Core 2 Duo E7500 346

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 L3426 1446
+156%
Core 2 Duo E7500 564

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.55 0.72
Recency 1 July 2009 10 January 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon L3426 has a 115.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon L3426 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E7500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L3426 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo E7500 is a desktop one.


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