Athlon 3000G vs Xeon W3565

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W3565
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.12
Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.82
+33%

Athlon 3000G outperforms Xeon W3565 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3565 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18741681
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.665.27
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency1.547.63
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date1 November 2009 (15 years ago)7 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$70$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W3565 has 7% better value for money than Athlon 3000G.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3565 and Athlon 3000G 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2209.78 mm2?
Number of transistors731 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3565 and Athlon 3000G 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366AM4
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3565 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon W3565 and Athlon 3000G 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 Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3565 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size24 GB64 GB?
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3565 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data6

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.

Xeon W3565 2.12
Athlon 3000G 2.82
+33%

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.

Xeon W3565 3375
Athlon 3000G 4476
+32.6%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon W3565 489
Athlon 3000G 956
+95.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon W3565 1663
Athlon 3000G 1958
+17.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.12 2.82
Recency 1 November 2009 7 November 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon W3565 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has a 33% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W3565 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W3565 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 3000G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W3565 and Athlon 3000G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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