i3-2310E vs Xeon E5440

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5440
2008
80 Watt
1.55
+28.1%

Xeon E5440 outperforms Core i3-2310E by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5440 and Core i3-2310E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21252346
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.773.15
Architecture codenameno dataSandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5440 and Core i3-2310E 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed2.83 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5440 and Core i3-2310E 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA771Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i3-2310E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5440 and Core i3-2310E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i3-2310E are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i3-2310E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000

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.

Xeon E5440 1.55
+28.1%
i3-2310E 1.21

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.

Xeon E5440 2374
+28.7%
i3-2310E 1845

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.55 1.21
Recency 1 January 2008 1 February 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5440 has a 28.1% higher aggregate performance score.

i3-2310E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5440 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2310E in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5440 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-2310E is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5440 and Core i3-2310E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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