Ryzen 3 3100 vs Xeon E5440

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5440
2008
80 Watt
1.50
Ryzen 3 3100
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
7.51
+401%

Ryzen 3 3100 outperforms Xeon E5440 by a whopping 401% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 3 3100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2154974
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data33.70
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataMatisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)
Power efficiency1.7710.93
Architecture codenameno dataMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)24 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 3 3100 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)
Threadsno data8
Base clock speed2.83 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data74 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 3 3100 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
SocketLGA771AM4
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 3 3100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 3 3100 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 E5440 and Ryzen 3 3100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 3 3100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 3 3100.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 E5440 1.50
Ryzen 3 3100 7.51
+401%

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.

Xeon E5440 2389
Ryzen 3 3100 11928
+399%

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.

Xeon E5440 364
Ryzen 3 3100 1498
+312%

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.

Xeon E5440 1014
Ryzen 3 3100 5127
+406%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.50 7.51
Recency 1 January 2008 24 April 2020
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 3 3100 has a 400.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5440 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 3100 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 3 3100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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