Xeon X3430 vs Phenom II X4 B97

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 B97
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.66
+9.9%

Phenom II X4 B97 outperforms Xeon X3430 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon X3430 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20842161
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.36no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.591.45
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)no data
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)1 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon X3430 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size258 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon X3430 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon X3430. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
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

Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon X3430 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon X3430 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon X3430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon X3430.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Phenom II X4 B97 1.66
+9.9%
Xeon X3430 1.51

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.

Phenom II X4 B97 2539
+10.2%
Xeon X3430 2305

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.

Phenom II X4 B97 423
+11.9%
Xeon X3430 378

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.

Phenom II X4 B97 1390
+29.4%
Xeon X3430 1074

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.66 1.51
Recency 11 May 2010 1 July 2009

Phenom II X4 B97 has a 9.9% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 10 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon X3430.

Note that Phenom II X4 B97 is a desktop processor while Xeon X3430 is a server/workstation one.


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