Intel Xeon W3503 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,181

Rank #1,705

vs
4,312

Rank #1,508

4,181
4,312

Core 2 Duo E8500 wins by 3% (Rank #1705 vs #1508)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,213

Rank #1,562

vs
4,326

Rank #1,467

4,213
4,326

Core 2 Duo E8500 wins by 2.6% (Rank #1562 vs #1467)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,132

Rank #2,039

vs
4,290

Rank #1,783

4,132
4,290

Core 2 Duo E8500 wins by 3.7% (Rank #2039 vs #1783)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,501

Rank #1,522

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,457

Rank #1,613

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,486

Rank #1,498

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon W3503 Core 2 Duo E8500 Diff
Cores
4
2
+50%
Threads
8
4
+50%
Base Frequency
1,600 MHz
3,160 MHz
-49.4%
Clock Multiplier
18x
10x
+47.2%
L1 Cache
62 KB
62 KB
0%
L2 Cache
0 MiB
6 MiB
-95.7%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
-50%
Max Bandwidth
21 GB/s
26 GB/s
-18%
PCIe Lanes
16
12
+25%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
65 W
30.8% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon W3503 Core 2 Duo E8500
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number i7-720QM E8500
Core Name Bloomfield Wolfdale
Socket PGA988 LGA775
Package FC-LGA8 FC-LGA6
Memory Type DDR3 1066/1333 LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8 x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Market Segment Server Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon W3503
Intel
Core 2 Duo E8500
Intel

Model Number

Xeon W3503
i7-720QM
Core 2 Duo E8500
E8500

Core Name

Xeon W3503
Bloomfield
Core 2 Duo E8500
Wolfdale

Socket

Xeon W3503
PGA988
Core 2 Duo E8500
LGA775

Package

Xeon W3503
FC-LGA8
Core 2 Duo E8500
FC-LGA6

Memory Type

Xeon W3503
DDR3 1066/1333
Core 2 Duo E8500
LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

ECC Support

Xeon W3503
No
Core 2 Duo E8500
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon W3503
2
Core 2 Duo E8500
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon W3503
1x16, 2x8
Core 2 Duo E8500
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)

Market Segment

Xeon W3503
Server
Core 2 Duo E8500
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Xeon W3503
Yes
Core 2 Duo E8500
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon W3503 Core 2 Duo E8500
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 263 mm² 107 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Xeon W3503
45 nm
Core 2 Duo E8500
45 nm

Die Area

Xeon W3503
263 mm²
Core 2 Duo E8500
107 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon W3503
0.00 billion
Core 2 Duo E8500
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon W3503
Intel
Core 2 Duo E8500
Intel

Word Size

Xeon W3503
64-bit
Core 2 Duo E8500
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon W3503 Core 2 Duo E8500
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics 5300
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 667 MHz 900 MHz

GPU

Xeon W3503
HD Graphics
Core 2 Duo E8500
HD Graphics 5300

GPU Designer

Xeon W3503
Intel
Core 2 Duo E8500
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon W3503
667 MHz
Core 2 Duo E8500
900 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon W3503 Core 2 Duo E8500
AES
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64