Xeon E5440 vs Ryzen 7 3800X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3800X
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
14.85
+877%

Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms Xeon E5440 by a whopping 877% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3800X and Xeon E5440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4882143
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.50no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency13.141.76
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)no data
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3800X and Xeon E5440 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)no data
Threads16no data
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHzno data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cache32 MB12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3800X and Xeon E5440 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Xeon E5440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 3800X and Xeon E5440 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Xeon E5440 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3800X and Xeon E5440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

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.

Ryzen 7 3800X 14.85
+877%
Xeon E5440 1.52

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.

Ryzen 7 3800X 23141
+875%
Xeon E5440 2374

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.

Ryzen 7 3800X 1701
+363%
Xeon E5440 367

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.

Ryzen 7 3800X 8218
+699%
Xeon E5440 1029

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.85 1.52
Recency 27 May 2019 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen 7 3800X has a 877% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5440, on the other hand, has 31.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 3800X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 3800X is a desktop processor while Xeon E5440 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 3800X and Xeon E5440, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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