Xeon X3440 vs PRO A10-8850B

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A10-8850B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.36
+34.9%
Xeon X3440
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.75

PRO A10-8850B outperforms Xeon X3440 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A10-8850B and Xeon X3440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17802023
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.351.74
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)no data
Release date29 September 2015 (9 years ago)1 July 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A10-8850B and Xeon X3440 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz2.93 GHz
L2 cache4096 KBno data
L3 cacheno data8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °C73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A10-8850B and Xeon X3440 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 configuration11
SocketFM2+FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A10-8850B and Xeon X3440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

PRO A10-8850B and Xeon X3440 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A10-8850B and Xeon X3440 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A10-8850B and Xeon X3440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count8no data
Number of pipelines512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A10-8850B and Xeon X3440 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A10-8850B and Xeon X3440 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A10-8850B and Xeon X3440.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

PRO A10-8850B 2.36
+34.9%
Xeon X3440 1.75

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.

PRO A10-8850B 3752
+35.3%
Xeon X3440 2773

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.36 1.75
Recency 29 September 2015 1 July 2009
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm

PRO A10-8850B has a 34.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon X3440, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

The PRO A10-8850B is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3440 in performance tests.

Note that PRO A10-8850B is a desktop processor while Xeon X3440 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A10-8850B and Xeon X3440, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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