Pentium 4417U vs Xeon E5440

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5440
2008
80 Watt
1.49
+5.7%
Pentium 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.41

Xeon E5440 outperforms Pentium 4417U by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21442200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency1.768.90
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U 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 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s OPI
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache2 MB SmartCache
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature67 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U 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
SocketLGA771FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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
+5.7%
Pentium 4417U 1.41

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
+5.9%
Pentium 4417U 2242

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.49 1.41
Recency 1 January 2008 1 January 2019
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5440 has a 5.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium 4417U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U.

Be aware that Xeon E5440 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 4417U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5440 and Pentium 4417U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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