A8-7600 vs Xeon W3565

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3565 and A8-7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1859	1904
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.66	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.54	2.95
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	1 November 2009 (15 years ago)	31 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$70	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3565 and A8-7600 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	263 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3565 and A8-7600 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	FCLGA1366	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3565 and A8-7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W3565 and A8-7600 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 Xeon W3565 and A8-7600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3565 and A8-7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	24 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Number of pipelines	no data	384
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W3565 and A8-7600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W3565 and A8-7600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3565 and A8-7600.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.20	2.10
Recency	1 November 2009	31 July 2014
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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