Intel® Xeon™ X3480

The Intel Xeon X3480 is a server processor with 4 cores and 8 threads. It launched in May 2010. Clocks run from 3.07 GHz base to 3.73 GHz boost. A 8-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.3 MB per core). It supports DDR3 memory. It uses the FCLGA1156 socket. Rated TDP is 95 W.

The Intel Xeon X3480 scores 1,431 in single-core performance and 3,335 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 2,185 for overall performance, 4,171 for productivity performance, 4,410 for creator performance, 3,210 for engineering performance and 5,127 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 834 per core, 417 per thread and 35 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 224. Its performance index is 27, so its overall performance is 73% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon X3480 scores 17,764 in integer math, 7,651 in floating-point math, 71,524 in compression, 627 in cryptography, 369 in physics simulation, 2,058 in vector SIMD, 22 in the prime sieve and 9,683 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 70% below in integer math, 83% below in floating-point math, 69% below in compression, 95% below in cryptography, 66% below in physics simulation, 87% below in vector SIMD, 67% below in the prime sieve and 57% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon X3480 has 4 physical cores and runs 8 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.07 GHz and boosts up to 3.73 GHz.

The Intel Xeon X3480 is a server processor and belongs to the Intel Xeon family. It launched in May 2010.

The Intel Xeon X3480 has 256 KB of L1 cache, 1 MB of L2 cache and 8 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 9.3 MB of cache, or 2.31 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Xeon X3480 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 256 KB, L2 at 1 MB and L3 at 8 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 86% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon X3480 supports DDR3 memory and runs memory at up to 1,333 MT/s. It does not support DDR5, DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon X3480 uses the FCLGA1156 socket.

The Intel Xeon X3480 has a rated TDP of 95 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon X3480 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $612.

Feex has recorded 49% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon X3480. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: Codename, ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth and ECC Memory. Graphics: Integrated Graphics, Graphics Model, Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1156 socket as the Intel Xeon X3480 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon X3470, Intel Core i7-880, Intel Core i7-875K, Intel Core i7-870 and Intel Core i7-860.