Intel Xeon W3670 vs E5-2440

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2440
3.97

W3670 outperforms E5-2440 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2440 and Xeon W3670 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13271275
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.730.61
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EN (2012)Gulftown (2010−2011)
Release date14 May 2012 (11 years old)29 August 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$295$295
Current price$507 (1.7x MSRP)$678 (2.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2440 has 20% better value for money than Xeon W3670.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2440 and Xeon W3670 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.46 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size294 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data68 °C
Number of transistors1,270 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2440 and Xeon W3670 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1356FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2440 and Xeon W3670. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data36 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2440 and Xeon W3670 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Identity Protection-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2440 and Xeon W3670 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2440 and Xeon W3670. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GB24 GB
Max memory channels33
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2440 and Xeon W3670.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes24no 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.

Xeon E5-2440 3.97
Xeon W3670 4.18
+5.3%

W3670 outperforms E5-2440 by 5% in our combined 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 E5-2440 6091
Xeon W3670 6426
+5.5%

W3670 outperforms E5-2440 by 5% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.97 4.18
Recency 14 May 2012 29 August 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 130 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2440 and Xeon W3670. The differences in performance seem too small.


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