Core 2 Duo T5300 vs Xeon Silver 4215

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4215 and Core 2 Duo T5300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	835	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.59	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	10.12	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$794	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4215 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.73 GHz
Bus rate	no data	533 MHz
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	8 MB	no data
L3 cache	11 MB	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4215 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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	FCLGA3647	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Core 2 Duo T5300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4215 and Core 2 Duo T5300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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 Silver 4215 and Core 2 Duo T5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	no data
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4215 and Core 2 Duo T5300.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	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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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	34 Watt

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