Intel Xeon X3440 vs L5530

older Released September, 2009

Intel Xeon X3440

2.53 GHz
Quad core

Front view of Intel Xeon X3440

5.1 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon X3440

	Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.84 GHz		Higher clock speed 2.53 GHz
	Higher turbo clock speed 2.93 GHz		Supports trusted computing Yes

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older Released August, 2009

Intel Xeon L5530

2.4 GHz
Quad core

Front view of Intel Xeon L5530

4.9 Out of 10

Reasons to buy the L5530

	Significantly lower typical power consumption 48.75W		Supports more RAM 147,456 MB
	Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2		Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 52.56 $/year

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon X3440 5.5 Xeon L5530 5.6 Core i5 3470 5.8
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon X3440 7.7 Xeon L5530 6.7 Core i5 3470 9.1
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon X3440 n.d. Xeon L5530 n.d. Core i5 3470 n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon X3440 0.0 Xeon L5530 0.0 Core i5 3470 5.2
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon X3440 5.0 Xeon L5530 5.1 Core i5 3470 5.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon X3440 n.d. Xeon L5530 n.d. Core i5 3470 9.9
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

5.1	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Xeon X3440 5.1 Xeon L5530 4.9 Core i5 3470 8.6

Winner
Intel Xeon L5530

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon L5530 based on its cost to run.

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Xeon X3440

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Much better overclocked clock speed (Air)

3.84 GHz

vs

2.4 GHz

More than 60% better overclocked clock speed (Air)

Higher clock speed

2.53 GHz

vs

2.4 GHz

More than 5% higher clock speed

Higher turbo clock speed

2.93 GHz

vs

2.66 GHz

More than 10% higher turbo clock speed

Supports trusted computing

Yes

vs

No

Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing

Much better overclocked clock speed (Water)

4.2 GHz

vs

2.4 GHz

Around 75% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

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Intel Xeon L5530

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Significantly lower typical power consumption

48.75W

vs

77.19W

More than 35% lower typical power consumption

Supports more RAM

147,456 MB

vs

32,768 MB

Supports 4.5x more RAM

Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration

2

vs

1

Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration

Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost

52.56 $/year

vs

83.22 $/year

More than 35% lower annual commercial energy cost

Significantly lower annual home energy cost

14.45 $/year

vs

22.89 $/year

More than 35% lower annual home energy cost

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

6,898

11,832

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

1,726

2,962

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

108,800 MB/s

189.1 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

4,559

4,351

PassMark (Single Core)

1,036

1,018

summary	Xeon X3440	vs	L5530
Clock speed	2.53 GHz		2.4 GHz
Turbo clock speed	2.93 GHz		2.66 GHz
Cores	Quad core		Quad core
Socket type
LGA 1156
LGA 1366
features
Has a NX bit	Yes		Yes
Supports trusted computing	Yes		No
Has virtualization support	Yes		Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes		Yes
power consumption
TDP	95W		60W
Annual home energy cost	22.89 $/year		14.45 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	83.22 $/year		52.56 $/year
Performance per watt	1.72 pt/W		2.86 pt/W
Typical power consumption	77.19W		48.75W
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in		Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3-800
DDR3
Channels	Dual Channel		Triple Channel
Supports ECC	Yes		Yes
Maximum bandwidth	21,333.32 MB/s		25,599.99 MB/s
Maximum memory size	32,768 MB		147,456 MB

details	Xeon X3440	vs	L5530
Architecture	x86-64		x86-64
Threads	8		8
L2 cache	1 MB		1 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core		0.25 MB/core
L3 cache	8 MB		8 MB
L3 cache per core	2 MB/core		2 MB/core
Manufacture process	45 nm		45 nm
Transistor count	774,000,000		731,000,000
Max CPUs	1		2
Voltage range	0.65 - 1.4V		0.75 - 1.35V
Operating temperature	Unknown - 72.7°C		Unknown - 70°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	3.84 GHz		2.4 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	4.2 GHz		2.4 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	3.84 GHz		2.4 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	None		None
Label	N/A		N/A
Latest DirectX	N/A		N/A
Number of displays supported	N/A		N/A
GPU clock speed	N/A		N/A
Turbo clock speed	N/A		N/A
3DMark06	N/A		N/A
bus
Architecture	DMI		QPI
Number of links	1		2
Transfer rate	2,500 MT/s		5,860 MT/s

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