Intel Xeon X3480 vs W3565

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Combined performance score

Xeon W3565
2.19
+2.8%

W3565 outperforms X3480 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W3565 and Xeon X3480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17201743
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money5.660.67
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)no data
Release dateNovember 2009 (14 years old)1 April 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$70no data
Current price$38 (0.5x MSRP)$138
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W3565 has 745% better value for money than Xeon X3480.

Technical specs

Xeon W3565 and Xeon X3480 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz3.73 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3565 and Xeon X3480 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
SocketFCLGA1366FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3565 and Xeon X3480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI--
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring--
Demand Based Switching++
PAE36 Bit36 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon W3565 and Xeon X3480 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3565 and Xeon X3480 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3565 and Xeon X3480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size24 GB32 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3565 and Xeon X3480.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 2.19
+2.8%
Xeon X3480 2.13

W3565 outperforms X3480 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon W3565 3364
+2.8%
Xeon X3480 3273

W3565 outperforms X3480 by 3% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.19 2.13
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 95 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon W3565 and Xeon X3480. The differences in performance seem too small.


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