Xeon 6960P vs X3440

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3440 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2040not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.53no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency1.73no data
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$215no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X3440 and Xeon 6960P 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)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads8144
Base clock speed2.53 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °C80 °C
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3440 and Xeon 6960P 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA11567529
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3440 and Xeon 6960P 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 X3440 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1696

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2009 24 September 2024
Physical cores 4 72
Threads 8 144
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon X3440 has 426.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, 1700% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X3440 and Xeon 6960P. We've got no test results to judge.


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