AMD Ryzen 3 8440U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230T

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AMD Ryzen 3 8440U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Intel Xeon Gold 6230T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U and the Intel Xeon Gold 6230T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U 4 core processor released in Q1/2024 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6230T which has 20 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
AMD Ryzen 3 (33) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
7 Generation 2
Hawk Point (Zen 4) Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 3 7440U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6230T clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
4 Cores 20
8 Threads 40
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz)
1x Zen 4
A-Core 2.10 GHz (3.90 GHz)
3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz)
3x Zen 4c
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon 740M GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
2.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
10 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
256 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 740M GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 256 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6230T supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR4-2933
256 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 27.50 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 48
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6230T is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
30 W TDP up --
15 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U has 12.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6230T is at 27.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD Ryzen 3 8440U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
4 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP8 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2024 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 1988 $
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz
1280 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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