Opteron 4340 vs Xeon X3440

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3440 and Opteron 4340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2023	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.74	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Seoul (2012)
Release date	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)	4 December 2012 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3440 and Opteron 4340 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	6
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	288 KB
L2 cache	no data	6144 KB
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3440 and Opteron 4340 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	2
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	C32
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3440 and Opteron 4340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
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 X3440 and Opteron 4340 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 X3440 and Opteron 4340 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 X3440 and Opteron 4340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR3
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 X3440 and Opteron 4340.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2009	4 December 2012
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	6
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm

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