Xeon X3430 vs E5440

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5440
2008
80 Watt
1.53
+3.4%

E5440 outperforms X3430 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5440 and Xeon X3430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20162051
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.380.36
Market segmentServerServer
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 July 2009 (14 years ago)
Current price$90 $51

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5440 has 6% better value for money than Xeon X3430.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5440 and Xeon X3430 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed2.83 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.8 GHz
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature67 °C73 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5440 and Xeon X3430 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketLGA771FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5440 and Xeon X3430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data36 Bit
FSB parity+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5440 and Xeon X3430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5440 and Xeon X3430 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5440 and Xeon X3430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5440 and Xeon X3430.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5440 1.53
+3.4%
Xeon X3430 1.48

E5440 outperforms X3430 by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5440 2374
+3.8%
Xeon X3430 2286

E5440 outperforms X3430 by 4% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5440 361
Xeon X3430 377
+4.4%

X3430 outperforms E5440 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5440 1052
+0.4%
Xeon X3430 1048

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.53 1.48
Recency 1 January 2008 1 July 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 95 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5440 and Xeon X3430.


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