Pentium N3700 vs Xeon X3440

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3440
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
1.75
+122%
Pentium N3700
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.79

Xeon X3440 outperforms Pentium N3700 by a whopping 122% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3440 and Pentium N3700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20342625
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.54no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.7312.40
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date8 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$215$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X3440 and Pentium N3700 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.53 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3440 and Pentium N3700 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3440 and Pentium N3700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Xeon X3440 and Pentium N3700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3440 and Pentium N3700 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3440 and Pentium N3700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics for Intel Celeron Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X3440 and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X3440 and Pentium N3700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3440 and Pentium N3700.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.


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 X3440 1.75
+122%
Pentium N3700 0.79

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 X3440 2773
+121%
Pentium N3700 1255

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 X3440 382
+113%
Pentium N3700 179

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 X3440 1198
+130%
Pentium N3700 520

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 0.79
Recency 8 September 2009 1 April 2015
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon X3440 has a 121.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Pentium N3700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1483.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X3440 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3440 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium N3700 is a notebook one.


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