Intel Xeon X3440 vs AMD Opteron 148
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X3440 and AMD Opteron 148 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X3440
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
- Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Launch date | 8 September 2009 vs November 2003 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 2.93 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 130 nm |
L1 cache | 256 KB vs 128 KB |
Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 148
- Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 89 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon X3440
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 148
Name | Intel Xeon X3440 | AMD Opteron 148 |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.062 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 54.918 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.33 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.597 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.562 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 443 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 392 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon X3440 | AMD Opteron 148 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Lynnfield | SledgeHammer |
Launch date | 8 September 2009 | November 2003 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $215 | |
Place in performance rating | 3136 | 3083 |
Processor Number | X3440 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.53 GHz | |
Bus Speed | 2.5 GT/s DMI | |
Die size | 296 mm2 | 193 mm |
L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 1024 KB |
L3 cache | 8 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 130 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72.7 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 2.93 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 1 |
Number of threads | 8 | |
Transistor count | 774 million | 106 million |
VID voltage range | 0.65V - 1.4V | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066/1333 | |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | LGA1156 | 940 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 89 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16, 2x8, 4x4 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |