i7-7740K vs Xeon E5440

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5440 and Core i7-7740K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2142not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.76no data
Architecture codenameno dataKaby Lake-X (2017)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5440 and Core i7-7740K 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Base clock speed2.83 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data4.3 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5440 and Core i7-7740K 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA7711151
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt112 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i7-7740K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5440 and Core i7-7740K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i7-7740K are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i7-7740K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataHD 630

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 112 Watt

Xeon E5440 has 40% lower power consumption.

i7-7740K, on the other hand, has a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5440 and Core i7-7740K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5440 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-7740K is a desktop one.


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