Xeon X3440 vs X5550
Aggregate performance score
X5550 outperforms X3440 by a small 9% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5550 and Xeon X3440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1853 | 1915 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 30.53 | 0.57 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | no data |
| Release date | March 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 July 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $62 | no data |
| Current price | $71 (1.1x MSRP) | $52 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon X5550 has 5256% better value for money than Xeon X3440.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5550 and Xeon X3440 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 2.53 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 75 °C | 73 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5550 and Xeon X3440 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,PLGA1366 | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5550 and Xeon X3440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | no data | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | + |
| PAE | 40 Bit | 36 Bit |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon X5550 and Xeon X3440 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5550 and Xeon X3440 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5550 and Xeon X3440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | 144 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 21 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5550 and Xeon X3440.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
X5550 outperforms X3440 by 9% based on our aggregated 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%
X5550 outperforms X3440 by 9% 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%
X5550 outperforms X3440 by 16% 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%
X5550 outperforms X3440 by 48% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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