Xeon E5440 vs FX-9800P

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Aggregate performance score

FX-9800P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.61
+7.3%

FX-9800P outperforms Xeon E5440 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-9800P and Xeon E5440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21022154
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency10.161.77
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)no data
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-9800P and Xeon E5440 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)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHzno data
L1 cache320 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB (per module)no data
L3 cacheno data12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C67 °C
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on FX-9800P and Xeon E5440 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP4LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9800P and Xeon E5440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

FX-9800P and Xeon E5440 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-9800P and Xeon E5440 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9800P and Xeon E5440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9800P and Xeon E5440.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no 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.

FX-9800P 1.61
+7.3%
Xeon E5440 1.50

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-9800P 2562
+7.2%
Xeon E5440 2389

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-9800P 501
+37.6%
Xeon E5440 364

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-9800P 1131
+11.5%
Xeon E5440 1014

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.61 1.50
Recency 31 May 2016 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt

FX-9800P has a 7.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FX-9800P and Xeon E5440.

Be aware that FX-9800P is a notebook processor while Xeon E5440 is a server/workstation one.


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