Xeon 6714P vs X3480

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2197	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	0.85	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Lynnfield (2009−2010)	Granite Rapids (2024−2026)
Release date	30 May 2010 (15 years ago)	24 February 2025 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$612	$2,816

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon X3480 and Xeon 6714P: 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 3 nm
Die size	296 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	73 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	774 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3480 and Xeon 6714P 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	1	8
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	FCLGA4710
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3480 and Xeon 6714P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon X3480 and Xeon 6714P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3480 and Xeon 6714P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3480 and Xeon 6714P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR5(6400MT/s)
Maximum memory size	32 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3480 and Xeon 6714P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	88

Synthetic benchmarks

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 May 2010	24 February 2025
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	165 Watt