AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Opteron 1356 |
Released November, 2009
AMD Phenom II X4 965
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
5.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom II X4 965
 | Is unlocked Yes | | Significantly higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | More l3 cache 6 MB |
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Released April, 2008
AMD Opteron 1356
- 2.3 GHz
- Quad core
5.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Opteron 1356
| | Much lower typical power consumption 60.94W | | Much lower annual home energy cost 18.07 $/year |
| | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 65.7 $/year |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 965 vs 1356 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 50% higher clock speed | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More l3 cache | 6 MB | vs | 2 MB | 3x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 3x more l3 cache per core | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.05 GHz | vs | 2.94 GHz | Around 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,361 | vs | 840 | More than 60% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better PassMark score | 5,916 | vs | 2,765 | Around 2.2x better PassMark score | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 85% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Nov, 2009 | vs | Apr, 2008 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 60.94W | vs | 152.93W | 2.5x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 18.07 $/year | vs | 54.06 $/year | 3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 65.7 $/year | vs | 152.42 $/year | 2.3x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom II X4 965 vs Opteron 1356
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom II X4 965 | vs | Opteron 1356 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM3 | |||
| AM2 | |||
| AM2+ | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 140W | 75W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 54.06 $/year | 18.07 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 152.42 $/year | 65.7 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.08 pt/W | 1.38 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 152.93W | 60.94W | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
details | Phenom II X4 965 | vs | Opteron 1356 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 17 | 11 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.43V | 1.2 - UnknownV | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.05 GHz | 2.94 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.22 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,136.7 | 2,009.8 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.05 GHz | 2.94 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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