Athlon II X4 640 vs Xeon E5430
Aggregated performance score
General info
Comparing Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X4 640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2071 | 2068 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.18 | 2.92 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | no data | Propus (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 1 October 2007 (16 years ago) | 11 May 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $80 |
| Current price | $201 | $49 (0.6x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon II X4 640 has 1522% better value for money than Xeon E5430.
Technical specs
Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X4 640 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 | no data | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 169 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X4 640 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 | no data | 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 X4 640. 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 | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X4 640 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 X4 640 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 X4 640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X4 640.
| PCIe version | no data | 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. 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.
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%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5430 outperforms Athlon II X4 640 by 15% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5430 outperforms Athlon II X4 640 by 10% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 1 October 2007 | 11 May 2010 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 95 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X4 640. The differences in performance seem too small.
Be aware that Xeon E5430 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5430 and Athlon II X4 640, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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