Xeon W3550 vs Athlon X4 840

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 840
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.09
+3%
Xeon W3550
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.03

Athlon X4 840 outperforms Xeon W3550 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 840 and Xeon W3550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18741902
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.68
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Series4x Athlonno data
Power efficiency3.041.48
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release dateAugust 2014 (10 years ago)9 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$235

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 840 and Xeon W3550 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.33 GHz
L1 cache256K64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size245 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data68 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 840 and Xeon W3550 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 configuration11
SocketSocket FM2+FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Xeon W3550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

Athlon X4 840 and Xeon W3550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 840 and Xeon W3550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 840 and Xeon W3550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data24 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and Xeon W3550.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.

Athlon X4 840 2.09
+3%
Xeon W3550 2.03

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.

Athlon X4 840 3325
+2.9%
Xeon W3550 3232

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.

Athlon X4 840 447
Xeon W3550 465
+4%

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.

Athlon X4 840 1117
Xeon W3550 1571
+40.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.09 2.03
Recency on August 2014 9 August 2009
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt

Athlon X4 840 has a 3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

Xeon W3550, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon X4 840 and Xeon W3550.

Note that Athlon X4 840 is a desktop processor while Xeon W3550 is a server/workstation one.


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