Xeon Platinum 8351N vs Athlon II X3 440
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X3 440 and Xeon Platinum 8351N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2424 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.18 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.08 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Rana (2009−2011) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 25 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $47 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X3 440 and Xeon Platinum 8351N 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 cores | 3 (Tri-Core) | 36 |
| Threads | 3 | 72 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 54 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 76 °C |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X3 440 and Xeon Platinum 8351N 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 225 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Xeon Platinum 8351N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II X3 440 and Xeon Platinum 8351N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Xeon Platinum 8351N are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Xeon Platinum 8351N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X3 440 and Xeon Platinum 8351N.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 January 2010 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 36 |
| Threads | 3 | 72 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 225 Watt |
Athlon II X3 440 has 136.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8351N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II X3 440 and Xeon Platinum 8351N. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon II X3 440 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8351N is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X3 440 and Xeon Platinum 8351N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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