Xeon Bronze 3508U vs A12-9720P

Primary details

Comparing A12-9720P and Xeon Bronze 3508U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2055	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Power efficiency	10.53	no data
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	no data
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A12-9720P and Xeon Bronze 3508U 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	no data	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	250 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	83 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A12-9720P and Xeon Bronze 3508U 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.

Socket	FP4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9720P and Xeon Bronze 3508U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

A12-9720P and Xeon Bronze 3508U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A12-9720P and Xeon Bronze 3508U are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A12-9720P and Xeon Bronze 3508U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9720P and Xeon Bronze 3508U.

PCIe version	no data	4
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2016	1 October 2023
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt

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