Phenom II X3 710 vs Xeon X5690
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5690 outperforms Phenom II X3 710 by a whopping 341% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1618 | 2795 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.19 | 11.22 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.30 | 0.40 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Heka (2009−2010) |
| Release date | 14 February 2011 (15 years ago) | 9 February 2009 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $205 | $85 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Phenom II X3 710 has 843% better value for money than Xeon X5690.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Xeon X5690 and Phenom II X3 710: 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 258 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 758 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5690 and Phenom II X3 710 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Phenom II X3 710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| 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 | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5690 and Phenom II X3 710 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 X5690 and Phenom II X3 710 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 X5690 and Phenom II X3 710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Phenom II X3 710.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-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 | 4.01 | 0.91 |
| Recency | 14 February 2011 | 9 February 2009 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 3 |
| Threads | 12 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 95 Watt |
Xeon X5690 has a 341% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 41% more advanced lithography process.
Phenom II X3 710, on the other hand, has 37% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon X5690 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X3 710 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5690 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X3 710 is a desktop one.
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