AMD Phenom II X2 565

Benchmarks for the AMD Phenom II X2 565 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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AMD Phenom II X2 565

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2+/AM3

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 80 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 565 Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 8.60

Overall Rank:
4003rd fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
2963rd fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
1150th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $168.87 USD (2020-03-11)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1453

Single Thread Rating

1368

Samples: 44*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,301
Thread: 1,137

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom II X2 565

Integer Math	4,057 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,861 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,782 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	382.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	28,629 KBytes/Sec
Physics	154 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	725 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,368 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom II X2 565

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of February 2026.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,465
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,304
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,943
Apple M4 10 Core		23,703
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,578
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,680
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,453

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		126.76
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.66
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
AMD Phenom II X2 565		8.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,695
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,368

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Phenom II X2 565
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2718904 - Jun 24 2025		1543
BL2713569 - Jun 22 2025		1496
BL1846540 - Jun 25 2023		1420
BL1818677 - May 15 2023		1525
BL1761160 - Mar 05 2023		1591

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom II X2 565
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,453
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,197 (-17.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,159 (-20.2%)
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,252 (-13.8%)
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,632 (+12.3%)
Intel Celeron J4005 @ 2.00GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,542 (+6.1%)
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,240 (-14.6%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,094 (-24.7%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,645 (+13.3%)
AMD Phenom II X3 710 vs AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,597 (+9.9%)
Intel Pentium G2030T @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,597 (+9.9%)
AMD A6-6420K APU vs AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,582 (+8.9%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs AMD Phenom II X2 565		1,865 (+28.4%)

Is the AMD Phenom II X2 565 Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,422
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,515
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,391
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,206
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
AMD Phenom II X2 565		441

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