Xeon X3430 vs E5472

General info

Comparing Xeon E5472 and Xeon X3430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2043	2041
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.15	0.36
Market segment	Server	Server
Release date	1 October 2007 (16 years ago)	1 July 2009 (14 years ago)
Current price	$269	$51

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X3430 has 140% better value for money than Xeon E5472.

Technical specs

Xeon E5472 and Xeon X3430 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	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	73 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5472 and Xeon X3430 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	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5472 and Xeon X3430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5472 and Xeon X3430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5472 and Xeon X3430 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5472 and Xeon X3430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5472 and Xeon X3430.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	1 October 2007	1 July 2009
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

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