Athlon II X3 440 vs Xeon E5430
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5430 outperforms Athlon II X3 440 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2350 | 2561 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.16 | 6.18 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.68 | 1.08 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Harpertown (2007−2008) | Rana (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 11 November 2007 (17 years ago) | 25 January 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $455 | $47 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon II X3 440 has 3763% better value for money than Xeon E5430.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X3 440 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.67 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (per die) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 2x 107 mm2 | 169 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 63 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 820 million | 300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X3 440 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA771 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X3 440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X3 440 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X3 440 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X3 440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X3 440.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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
| Performance score | 1.40 | 1.07 |
| Recency | 11 November 2007 | 25 January 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 3 |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 95 Watt |
Xeon E5430 has a 30.8% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 18.8% lower power consumption.
Athlon II X3 440, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.
The Intel Xeon E5430 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon II X3 440 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5430 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X3 440 is a desktop one.
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