AMD FX-8350 Vs Intel Xeon X3440 - Technical City

Primary details

Comparing FX-8350 and Xeon X3440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1486	2037
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.88	0.54
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD FX-Series (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	2.83	1.74
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	8 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$215

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

FX-8350 has 63% better value for money than Xeon X3440.

Detailed specifications

FX-8350 and Xeon X3440 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.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	4 GHz	2.53 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.93 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8192 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	315 mm2	296 mm2
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	73 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	774 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8350 and Xeon X3440 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3+	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Xeon X3440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit

Security technologies

FX-8350 and Xeon X3440 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Xeon X3440 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and Xeon X3440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Xeon X3440.

PCIe version	n/a	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16