Intel Xeon E5-2418L vs Intel Core 2 Duo P7370

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2418L and Intel Core 2 Duo P7370 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2418L

Intel Core 2 Duo P7370

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.10 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 977 vs 793
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3518 vs 790

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs 1 January 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	977 vs 793
PassMark - CPU mark	3518 vs 790

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P7370

3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 50 Watt

L2 cache	3072 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 50 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2418L
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P7370

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

977

793

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3518

790

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2418L	Intel Core 2 Duo P7370
PassMark - Single thread mark	977	793
PassMark - CPU mark	3518	790
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1249
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1856

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2418L	Intel Core 2 Duo P7370
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Penryn
Launch date	May 2012	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	2231	2225
Processor Number	E5-2418L	P7370
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	294 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	3072 KB
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	91°C
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	8	2
Transistor count	1270 million	410 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		1066 MHz
VID voltage range		1.00V-1.25V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	25 Watt
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	Gen 3.0
PCIe configurations	Gen 3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)