i3-370M vs Xeon E5440

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5440
2008
80 Watt
1.49
+104%
Core i3-370M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.73

Xeon E5440 outperforms Core i3-370M by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Xeon E5440 Xeon E5440
i3-370M i3-370M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5440 and Core i3-370M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21442675
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.761.97
Architecture codenameno dataArrandale (2010−2011)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)20 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$245

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5440 and Core i3-370M 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 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °C90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5440 and Core i3-370M 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)
SocketLGA771PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i3-370M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5440 and Core i3-370M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i3-370M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i3-370M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5440 and Core i3-370M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5440 and Core i3-370M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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.

Xeon E5440 1.49
+104%
i3-370M 0.73

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
+105%
i3-370M 1157

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.

Xeon E5440 367
+15.8%
i3-370M 317

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.

Xeon E5440 1029
+62%
i3-370M 635

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.49 0.73
Recency 1 January 2008 20 June 2010
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5440 has a 104.1% higher aggregate performance score.

i3-370M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 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 i3-370M in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5440 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-370M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5440 and Core i3-370M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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