Intel Xeon X3440 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Last updated: 2024-03-04

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon X3440		Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
CPU comparison Intel Xeon X3440 or Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 - 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 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 was released in Q3/2014.

Intel Xeon X (2)	Family	Intel Xeon E5 (71)
Intel Xeon X (2)	CPU group	Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32)
0	Generation	5
Lynnfield	Architecture	Haswell E
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
--	Successor	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

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 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.30 GHz).
Intel Xeon X3440	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
4	Cores	10
8	Threads	20
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
2.53 GHz	Frequency	2.60 GHz
2.93 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.00 GHz

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 X3440	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
--	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	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon X3440 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.
Intel Xeon X3440	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
DDR3-1333, DDR3-1066, DDR3-800	Memory	DDR4-2133
32 GB	Max. Memory	768 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	68.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
8.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	25.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	40
8.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 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 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 is 105 W.
Intel Xeon X3440	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	105 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Xeon X3440 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 cache has a total of 25.00 MB.
Intel Xeon X3440	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
45 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1156	Socket	LGA 2011-3
VT-d, VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2009	Release date	Q3/2014
230 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon X3440 (66%)

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon X3440 (30%)

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 (100%)

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 (76%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	884 (100%)

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 (39%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	7022 (100%)

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 (55%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	1042 (100%)

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 (34%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	6285 (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 X3440 4C 8T @ 2.53 GHz	2755 (21%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	13147 (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 (31%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	3967 (100%)

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 (68%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.30 GHz	127 (100%)

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 (26%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	1593 (100%)

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%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.30 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%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.00 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%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.30 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%)
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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