Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2 vs Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2 and Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 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 E5-2448L v2

Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
18 more threads: 20 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1235 vs 1057
6.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6774 vs 993

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Number of threads	20 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235 vs 1057
PassMark - CPU mark	6774 vs 993

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90.9°C
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 70 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.53 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90.9°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 70 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1235

1057

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6774

993

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2	Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235	1057
PassMark - CPU mark	6774	993
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1619
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2630

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2448L v2	Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Penryn
Launch date	Q1'14	15 July 2008
Place in performance rating	1835	1832
Processor Number	E5-2448LV2	P9500
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$348
Price now		$998.99
Value for money (0-100)		0.52
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.53 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	1066 MHz FSB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90.9°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	20	2
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Die size		107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		1066 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		6134 KB
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	PGA478, BGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)