Xeon X3440 vs FX-7500

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Aggregate performance score

FX-7500
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 19 Watt
2.06
+15.7%
Xeon X3440
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.78

FX-7500 outperforms Xeon X3440 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-7500 and Xeon X3440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19112023
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Kaverino data
Power efficiency10.071.74
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)no data
Release date4 June 2014 (10 years ago)1 July 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-7500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.93 GHz
L2 cache4096 KBno data
L3 cacheno data8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors2,410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on FX-7500 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 configuration11
SocketFP3FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-7500 and Xeon X3440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
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

FX-7500 and Xeon X3440 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-7500 and Xeon X3440 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-7500 and Xeon X3440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-7500 and Xeon X3440 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-7500 and Xeon X3440 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-7500 and Xeon X3440.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes816

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-7500 2.06
+15.7%
Xeon X3440 1.78

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-7500 3209
+15.7%
Xeon X3440 2773

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-7500 315
Xeon X3440 381
+21%

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-7500 684
Xeon X3440 1187
+73.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.06 1.78
Recency 4 June 2014 1 July 2009
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 95 Watt

FX-7500 has a 15.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

Xeon X3440, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

The FX-7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3440 in performance tests.

Be aware that FX-7500 is a notebook processor while Xeon X3440 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-7500 and Xeon X3440, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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