Xeon Platinum 8368 vs Phenom X3 8650

Aggregate performance score

Phenom X3 8650
2008
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
0.77
Xeon Platinum 8368
2021
38 cores / 76 threads, 270 Watt
57.95
+7426%

Xeon Platinum 8368 outperforms Phenom X3 8650 by a whopping 7426% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X3 8650 and Xeon Platinum 8368 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking263520
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.7720.31
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X3 8650 and Xeon Platinum 8368 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)38
Threads376
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)57 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Die size285 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8650 and Xeon Platinum 8368 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 configuration12
SocketAM2+FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Xeon Platinum 8368. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom X3 8650 and Xeon Platinum 8368 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Xeon Platinum 8368 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Xeon Platinum 8368. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Xeon Platinum 8368.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom X3 8650 0.77
Xeon Platinum 8368 57.95
+7426%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Phenom X3 8650 1218
Xeon Platinum 8368 92054
+7458%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 57.95
Physical cores 3 38
Threads 3 76
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 270 Watt

Phenom X3 8650 has 184.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8368, on the other hand, has a 7426% higher aggregate performance score, 1166.7% more physical cores and 2433.3% more threads, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8368 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X3 8650 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom X3 8650 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8368 is a server/workstation one.


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