Intel Xeon E3120 vs Core2 Duo E8500

older Released August, 2008

Intel Xeon E3120

3.16 GHz
Dual core

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4.7 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3120

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Aug, 2008

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older Released January, 2008

Intel Core2 Duo E8500

3.16 GHz
Dual core

Front view of Intel Core2 Duo E8500

5.1 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Core2 Duo E8500

	Supports trusted computing Yes		Better performance per dollar 0.63 pt/$
	Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.42 GHz

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon E3120 5.2 Core2 Duo E8500 5.2 Core2 Duo E8400 5.2
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon E3120 6.3 Core2 Duo E8500 8.0 Core2 Duo E8400 7.9
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon E3120 n.d. Core2 Duo E8500 n.d. Core2 Duo E8400 n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon E3120 0.0 Core2 Duo E8500 0.0 Core2 Duo E8400 0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon E3120 5.1 Core2 Duo E8500 5.1 Core2 Duo E8400 5.1
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon E3120 n.d. Core2 Duo E8500 n.d. Core2 Duo E8400 n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

5.1	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Xeon E3120 4.7 Core2 Duo E8500 5.1 Core2 Duo E8400 5.1

Winner
Intel Core2 Duo E8500

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core2 Duo E8500 based on its performance and value.

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Supports trusted computing

Yes

vs

No

Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

Better performance per dollar

0.63 pt/$

vs

0.48 pt/$

Around 30% better performance per dollar

Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water)

4.42 GHz

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3.17 GHz

Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

2,995

Core2 Duo E8500

3,230

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

1,690

Core2 Duo E8500

1,773

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

134.6 MB/s

Core2 Duo E8500

129,700 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

2,241

Core2 Duo E8500

2,291

PassMark (Single Core)

1,338

Core2 Duo E8500

1,318

summary	Xeon E3120	vs	Core2 Duo E8500
Clock speed	3.16 GHz		3.16 GHz
Cores	Dual core		Dual core
Socket type
LGA 775
features
Has a NX bit	Yes		Yes
Supports trusted computing	No		Yes
Has virtualization support	Yes		Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
Supplemental SSE3
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes		Yes
power consumption
TDP	65W		65W
Annual home energy cost	15.66 $/year		15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	56.94 $/year		56.94 $/year
Performance per watt	1.39 pt/W		1.93 pt/W
Typical power consumption	52.81W		52.81W

details	Xeon E3120	vs	Core2 Duo E8500
Architecture	x86-64		x86-64
Threads	2		2
L2 cache	6 MB		6 MB
L2 cache per core	3 MB/core		3 MB/core
Manufacture process	45 nm		45 nm
Transistor count	410,000,000		410,000,000
Max CPUs	1		1
Clock multiplier	9		9
Operating temperature	Unknown - 72.4°C		Unknown - 72.4°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	4.42 GHz		4.46 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	3.17 GHz		4.42 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	4.42 GHz		4.46 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	None		None
Label	N/A		N/A
Latest DirectX	N/A		N/A
Number of displays supported	N/A		N/A
GPU clock speed	N/A		N/A
Turbo clock speed	N/A		N/A
3DMark06	N/A		N/A
bus
Architecture	FSB		FSB
Number of links	1		1
Clock speed	1,333 MHz		1,333 MHz

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