Intel Xeon E5540 vs X3440

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Combined performance score

Xeon X3440
1.80

E5540 outperforms X3440 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon X3440 and Xeon E5540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18761872
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.573.05
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameno dataGainestown (2009−2010)
Release date1 July 2009 (14 years old)March 2009 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$30
Current price$44 $160 (5.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5540 has 435% better value for money than Xeon X3440.

Technical specs

Xeon X3440 and Xeon E5540 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)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.53 GHz2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data263 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C76 °C
Number of transistorsno data731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3440 and Xeon E5540 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,LGA1156FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon E5540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-no data
Demand Based Switching++
PAE36 Bit40 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X3440 and Xeon E5540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon E5540 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon E5540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB144 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon E5540.

PCIe version2.0no data
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 1.80
Xeon E5540 1.81
+0.6%

E5540 outperforms X3440 by 1% in our combined 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 2766
Xeon E5540 2783
+0.6%

E5540 outperforms X3440 by 1% 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 378
+1.9%
Xeon E5540 371

X3440 outperforms E5540 by 2% 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 1275
Xeon E5540 1553
+21.8%

E5540 outperforms X3440 by 22% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.80 1.81
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

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