Ryzen 9 5900X vs Xeon E5440

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5440
2008
80 Watt
1.50
Ryzen 9 5900X
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
24.61
+1541%

Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Xeon E5440 by a whopping 1541% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2154206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data32.25
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency1.7722.18
Architecture codenameno dataVermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 data12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threadsno data24
Base clock speed2.83 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.8 GHz
Multiplierno data37
L1 cacheno data768 KB
L2 cacheno data6 MB
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache64 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno data2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data0 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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
SocketLGA771AM4
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 Ryzen 9 5900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

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 1.50
Ryzen 9 5900X 24.61
+1541%

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 2389
Ryzen 9 5900X 39096
+1537%

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 364
Ryzen 9 5900X 2207
+506%

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 1014
Ryzen 9 5900X 11940
+1078%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.50 24.61
Recency 1 January 2008 8 October 2020
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon E5440 has 31.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900X, on the other hand, has a 1540.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 5900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5440 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5440 and Ryzen 9 5900X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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