Xeon X3320 vs i7-940XM

Place in the ranking	2216	2299
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Power efficiency	2.39	1.25
Architecture codename	Clarksfield (2009−2010)	no data
Release date	20 June 2010 (14 years ago)	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,096	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-940XM and Xeon X3320 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)	no data
Threads	8	no data
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	no data
Bus rate	2500 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	296 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	774 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-940XM and Xeon X3320 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	no data
Socket	FCPGA988,PGA988	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-940XM and Xeon X3320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	+	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i7-940XM and Xeon X3320 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-940XM and Xeon X3320 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-940XM and Xeon X3320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

None

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-940XM and Xeon X3320.

PCIe version	2	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

i7-940XM 1.39
+11.2%

Xeon X3320 1.25

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.

i7-940XM 2209
+11.2%

Xeon X3320 1986