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Intel Core i9-11900K vs Intel Xeon X3440. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2021
Intel Core i9-11900K
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Q3/2009
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Intel Xeon X3440
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What's the best choice Intel Core i9-11900K or Intel Xeon X3440? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i9-11900K has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Intel Xeon X3440 has a base frequency of 2.53 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q3/2009.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    52 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 38% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.53 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 81% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.30 GHz left arrow 2.93 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-11900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    42 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    61 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    30 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    56 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    14 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    83 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    43 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    86 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    37 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    476 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    63 place
Intel Xeon X3440 Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    254 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    95 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon X3440 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    333 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    294 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    513 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    390 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    831 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    596 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    808 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    633 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    658 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    459 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    585 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    408 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    6 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    67 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    59 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
Intel Xeon X3440 Intel Xeon X3440
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow Intel Xeon X
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Xeon X
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 0
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-10900K left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Core i9-12900K left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow 2.53 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.3 GHz left arrow 2.93 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 4x
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow -
  • Generation
    12 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    1300 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow -
  • Shader
    256 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon X3440 and Intel Core i9-11900K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR3-1066DDR3-1333DDR3-800
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 21.3 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow 2.0 x 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-11900K and Intel Xeon X3440 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL2)
    251 W / 56 s left arrow -
  • TDP down
    95 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-11900K and Intel Xeon X3440, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Lynnfield
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q3/2009
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 1156
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 45 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-d, VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Linux
  • Release price
    - left arrow 230 $

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-11900K 5869.853606 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME Z590-A
Duration: 170.362 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-11900K and Intel Xeon X3440.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1686.000000
Intel Core i9-11900K
457.000000
Intel Xeon X3440
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

16211.000000
Intel Core i9-11900K
2256.000000
Intel Xeon X3440
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

650.000000
Intel Core i9-11900K
178.000000
Intel Xeon X3440
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

6187.000000
Intel Core i9-11900K
885.000000
Intel Xeon X3440
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

262.000000
Intel Core i9-11900K
86.000000
Intel Xeon X3440
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

2515.000000
Intel Core i9-11900K
416.000000
Intel Xeon X3440
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1878.000000
Intel Core i9-11900K
668.000000
Intel Xeon X3440
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

11645.000000
Intel Core i9-11900K
2763.000000
Intel Xeon X3440

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