Intel Xeon W-2275 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T8300

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2275 and Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon W-2275

Intel Core 2 Duo T8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2275

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 8 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 2
26 more threads: 28 vs 2
Around 92% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
4.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2746 vs 970
30.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27893 vs 902

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Oct 2019 vs 10 January 2008
Number of cores	14 vs 2
Number of threads	28 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	14 MB vs 3072 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2746 vs 970
PassMark - CPU mark	27893 vs 902

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T8300

Around 69% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 62°C
4.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 62°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2275
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2746

970

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27893

902

Name	Intel Xeon W-2275	Intel Core 2 Duo T8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	2746	970
PassMark - CPU mark	27893	902
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		321
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		535
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.875

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2275	Intel Core 2 Duo T8300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Penryn
Launch date	7 Oct 2019	10 January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$1112	$241
Place in performance rating	606	3206
Processor Number	W-2275	T8300
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Workstation	Mobile
Price now		$213.99
Value for money (0-100)		2.03
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	800 MHz FSB
L1 cache	896 KB
L2 cache	14 MB	3072 KB
L3 cache	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	62°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	14	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	28	2
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Transistor count		410 million
VID voltage range		1.000V-1.250V
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2933
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	PGA478, BGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
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)