Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs AMD Ryzen 3 8440U

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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 AMD Ryzen 3 8440U

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 or AMD Ryzen 3 8440U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 was released in Q2/2013.

The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U was released in Q1/2024.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15) CPU group AMD Ryzen 8040 (20)
4 Generation 7
Haswell S Architecture Hawk Point (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.50 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz).

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz (3.50 GHz) A-Core 3.00 GHz (4.70 GHz)
1x Zen 4
-- B-Core 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz)
3x Zen 4c

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

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

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.

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

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 8440U can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
32 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 has a TDP of 80 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U is 28 W.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 30 W
-- TDP down 15 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 3 8440U cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
22 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 1150 Socket FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q1/2024
190 $ Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
946 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3342 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1162 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3364 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz
1280 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
5199 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1416 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
132 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
517 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 8440U AMD Ryzen 3 8440U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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