Athlon XP 2700+ vs Xeon W3565
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W3565 and Athlon XP 2700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1842 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.66 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Bloomfield (2008−2010) | Thoroughbred (2001−2002) |
| Release date | 1 November 2009 (14 years ago) | October 2002 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $70 | $85 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W3565 and Athlon XP 2700+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 2.17 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 80 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W3565 and Athlon XP 2700+ 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 68 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3565 and Athlon XP 2700+. 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 |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W3565 and Athlon XP 2700+ 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 XP 2700+ are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3565 and Athlon XP 2700+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| 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 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3565 and Athlon XP 2700+.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 68 Watt |
Xeon W3565 has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon XP 2700+, on the other hand, has 91.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon W3565 and Athlon XP 2700+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon W3565 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon XP 2700+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W3565 and Athlon XP 2700+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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