Xeon Gold 6250L vs X3440

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3440 and Xeon Gold 6250L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2017	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.74	no data
Release date	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3440 and Xeon Gold 6250L 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	4.5 GHz
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	60 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3440 and Xeon Gold 6250L 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
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon Gold 6250L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon X3440 and Xeon Gold 6250L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon Gold 6250L are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon Gold 6250L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	32 GB	4.5 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3440 and Xeon Gold 6250L.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2009	1 January 2020
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	185 Watt

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