Phenom II X3 B75 vs Xeon W3565
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W3565 outperforms Phenom II X3 B75 by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W3565 and Phenom II X3 B75 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1859 | 2387 |
| 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 | 1.11 |
| Architecture codename | Bloomfield (2008−2010) | Heka (2009−2010) |
| Release date | 1 November 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 October 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $70 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W3565 and Phenom II X3 B75 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 258 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 758 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W3565 and Phenom II X3 B75 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 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3565 and Phenom II X3 B75. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| 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 Phenom II X3 B75 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 Phenom II X3 B75 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 Phenom II X3 B75. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| 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 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3565 and Phenom II X3 B75.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.20 | 1.16 |
| Recency | 1 November 2009 | 1 October 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 3 |
| Threads | 8 | 3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 95 Watt |
Xeon W3565 has a 89.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.
Phenom II X3 B75, on the other hand, has 36.8% lower power consumption.
The Xeon W3565 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 B75 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W3565 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X3 B75 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W3565 and Phenom II X3 B75, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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