Xeon X3350 vs X5470
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5470 outperforms Xeon X3350 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5470 and Xeon X3350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1992 | 2188 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 1.45 | 1.42 |
| Release date | 1 July 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 January 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5470 and Xeon X3350 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.
| Base clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 12 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 63 °C | 71 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5470 and Xeon X3350 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.
| Socket | LGA771 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5470 and Xeon X3350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | + | + |
| FSB parity | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon X5470 and Xeon X3350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5470 and Xeon X3350 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | - | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.84 | 1.43 |
| Recency | 1 July 2008 | 1 January 2008 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 95 Watt |
Xeon X5470 has a 28.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.
Xeon X3350, on the other hand, has 26.3% lower power consumption.
The Xeon X5470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3350 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5470 and Xeon X3350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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