Phenom II X4 955 (95W) vs Xeon E3-1265L v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1433	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.83	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	8.23	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-WS (2013−2014)	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)	1 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$710	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	160 mm2	258 mm2
Number of transistors	1,400 million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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	FCLGA1150	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	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	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W).

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2013	1 April 2009
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt

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