Core 2 Duo T5870 vs Xeon X3440
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X3440 and Core 2 Duo T5870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1944 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.57 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Architecture codename | no data | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 1 July 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 October 2008 (15 years ago) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X3440 and Core 2 Duo T5870 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 | no data | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | no data | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 800 MHz |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | no data | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X3440 and Core 2 Duo T5870 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 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 34 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3440 and Core 2 Duo T5870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3440 and Core 2 Duo T5870.
| 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon X3440 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5870 by 297% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Xeon X3440 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5870 by 68% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Xeon X3440 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5870 by 227% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 July 2009 | 1 October 2008 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 34 Watt |
Xeon X3440 has an age advantage of 9 months.
Core 2 Duo T5870, on the other hand, has 179.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X3440 and Core 2 Duo T5870. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X3440 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo T5870 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3440 and Core 2 Duo T5870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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