Intel Xeon X5470 vs X3440

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Combined performance score

Xeon X3440
1.80

X5470 outperforms X3440 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon X3440 and Xeon X5470 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18761843
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.570.27
Market segmentServerServer
Release date1 July 2009 (14 years old)1 July 2008 (15 years old)
Current price$44 $258
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X3440 has 111% better value for money than Xeon X5470.

Technical specs

Xeon X3440 and Xeon X5470 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)no data
Threads8no data
Base clock speed2.53 GHz3.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHzno data
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature73 °C63 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3440 and Xeon X5470 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon X5470. 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 Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching++
PAE36 Bitno data
FSB parityno data+
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X3440 and Xeon X5470 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 X5470 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon X5470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon X5470.

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 X5470 1.90
+5.6%

X5470 outperforms X3440 by 6% 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 X5470 2921
+5.6%

X5470 outperforms X3440 by 6% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.80 1.90
Recency 1 July 2009 1 July 2008
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 120 Watt

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