Xeon Bronze 3408U vs Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Bronze 3408U outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4800+ by a whopping 1280% 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 | 3232 | 1307 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 9.40 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | 2x Athlon 64 (Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 4.85 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Windsor (2006−2007) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | no data | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $425 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1000 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256K | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 22.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 220 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 79 °C |
| Number of transistors | 233 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 939 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 MB | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Xeon Bronze 3408U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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 Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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 Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Xeon Bronze 3408U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4000 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ and Xeon Bronze 3408U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.41 | 5.66 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 125 Watt |
Athlon 64 X2 4800+ has 6150% lower power consumption.
Xeon Bronze 3408U, on the other hand, has a 1280.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 64 X2 4800+ is a desktop processor while Xeon Bronze 3408U is a server/workstation one.
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