A8-6500 vs Xeon X3440

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3440
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.79

A8-6500 outperforms Xeon X3440 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3440 and A8-6500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19211915
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.570.34
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataRichland (2013−2014)
Release date1 July 2009 (14 years ago)1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price$52 $58

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X3440 has 68% better value for money than A8-6500.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3440 and A8-6500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.53 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cacheno data4096 KB
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3440 and A8-6500 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FM2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3440 and A8-6500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-1
FMAno dataFMA4
AVXno dataAVX
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data-
VirusProtectno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3440 and A8-6500 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 X3440 and A8-6500 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3440 and A8-6500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8570D
Number of pipelinesno data256
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X3440 and A8-6500 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X3440 and A8-6500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3440 and A8-6500.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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 X3440 1.79
A8-6500 1.82
+1.7%

A8-6500 outperforms Xeon X3440 by 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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%

Xeon X3440 2771
A8-6500 2817
+1.7%

A8-6500 outperforms Xeon X3440 by 2% in Passmark.

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 X3440 383
A8-6500 439
+14.6%

A8-6500 outperforms Xeon X3440 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 X3440 1230
+18%
A8-6500 1042

Xeon X3440 outperforms A8-6500 by 18% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.79 1.82
Recency 1 July 2009 1 June 2013
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon X3440 and A8-6500.

Be aware that Xeon X3440 is a server/workstation processor while A8-6500 is a desktop one.


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