Xeon E5640 vs FX-4300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-4300
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.88
Xeon E5640
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.38
+26.6%

Xeon E5640 outperforms FX-4300 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-4300 and Xeon E5640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19881793
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.350.85
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.872.82
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5640 has 143% better value for money than FX-4300.

Detailed specifications

FX-4300 and Xeon E5640 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 speed3.8 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.93 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C78 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4300 and Xeon E5640 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 configuration12
SocketAM3+FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Xeon E5640. 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 data40 Bit

Security technologies

FX-4300 and Xeon E5640 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Xeon E5640 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Xeon E5640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data288 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 cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Xeon E5640.

PCIe versionn/a2.0

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.

FX-4300 1.88
Xeon E5640 2.38
+26.6%

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.

FX-4300 2981
Xeon E5640 3782
+26.9%

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.

FX-4300 454
+29%
Xeon E5640 352

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.

FX-4300 1104
Xeon E5640 1489
+34.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.88 2.38
Recency 23 October 2012 16 March 2010
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

FX-4300 has an age advantage of 2 years.

Xeon E5640, on the other hand, has a 26.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 18.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5640 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-4300 in performance tests.

Note that FX-4300 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5640 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4300 and Xeon E5640, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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