Athlon II X3 455 vs Xeon X3360

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3360
2008
95 Watt
1.52
+28.8%
Athlon II X3 455
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.18

Xeon X3360 outperforms Athlon II X3 455 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3360 and Athlon II X3 455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21462365
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.52
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.511.17
Architecture codenameno dataRana (2009−2011)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)7 December 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$88

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X3360 and Athlon II X3 455 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 data3 (Tri-Core)
Threadsno data3
Base clock speed2.83 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.3 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3360 and Athlon II X3 455 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
SocketLGA775AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3360 and Athlon II X3 455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon X3360 and Athlon II X3 455 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 X3360 and Athlon II X3 455 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3360 and Athlon II X3 455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3360 and Athlon II X3 455.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 X3360 1.52
+28.8%
Athlon II X3 455 1.18

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 X3360 2412
+28.4%
Athlon II X3 455 1879

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 X3360 417
+19.8%
Athlon II X3 455 348

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 X3360 1328
+55.3%
Athlon II X3 455 855

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.52 1.18
Recency 1 January 2008 7 December 2010

Xeon X3360 has a 28.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon II X3 455, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The Xeon X3360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X3 455 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3360 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X3 455 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3360 and Athlon II X3 455, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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