Intel Xeon X3440 vs AMD Opteron X3216

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon X3440		AMD Opteron X3216
CPU comparison Intel Xeon X3440 or AMD Opteron X3216 - 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 X3440 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.93 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon X3440 was released in Q3/2009. The AMD Opteron X3216 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Opteron X3216 was released in Q2/2015.

Intel Xeon X (2)	Family	AMD Opteron (4)
Intel Xeon X (2)	CPU group	AMD Opteron X3000 (3)
0	Generation	0
Lynnfield	Architecture	Toronto (Excavator)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon X3440 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.53 GHz (2.93 GHz). The AMD Opteron X3216 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (3.00 GHz).
Intel Xeon X3440	Characteristic	AMD Opteron X3216
4	Cores	2
8	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
2.53 GHz	Frequency	1.60 GHz
2.93 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.00 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--


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.
Intel Xeon X3440	Characteristic	AMD Opteron X3216
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) 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 R7 - 256 (Toronto)
	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	0
	Technology
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	4
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	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 R7 - 256 (Toronto)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon X3440 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Opteron X3216 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon X3440	Characteristic	AMD Opteron X3216
DDR3-1333, DDR3-1066, DDR3-800	Memory	DDR4-1600
32 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
8.00 MB	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	--
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	8
8.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon X3440 has a TDP of 95 W, that of the AMD Opteron X3216 is 15 W.
Intel Xeon X3440	Characteristic	AMD Opteron X3216
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	12 W
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Xeon X3440 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the AMD Opteron X3216 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Xeon X3440	Characteristic	AMD Opteron X3216
45 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1156	Socket	FP4
VT-d, VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	AMD-V, AMD-Vt
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2009	Release date	Q2/2015
230 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon X3440 (100%)

AMD Opteron X3216 (81%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon X3440 (100%)

AMD Opteron X3216 (39%)

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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	668 (100%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	456 (68%)

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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	2763 (100%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	751 (27%)

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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	569 (100%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	533 (94%)

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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	2136 (100%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	764 (36%)

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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	2755 (100%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	1475 (54%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	457 (100%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	2256 (100%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	178 (100%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	885 (100%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 1.60 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 X3440 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto) @ 0.80 GHz	410 (100%)

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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	1219 (100%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 1.60 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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	86 (100%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 3.00 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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	416 (100%)
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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