Phenom X3 8550 vs Xeon X3430

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3430 and Phenom X3 8550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2168	2679
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.13
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.45	0.72
Architecture codename	no data	Toliman (2008)
Release date	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)	April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$170

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3430 and Phenom X3 8550 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	4	3
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	285 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3430 and Phenom X3 8550 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3430 and Phenom X3 8550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X3430 and Phenom X3 8550 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 X3430 and Phenom X3 8550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3430 and Phenom X3 8550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3430 and Phenom X3 8550.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.48	0.74
Physical cores	4	3
Threads	4	3
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm

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