Xeon Bronze 3408U vs Ryzen 7 3700X
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Xeon Bronze 3408U by a whopping 136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Bronze 3408U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 507 | 1088 |
| Place by popularity | 73 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 18.31 | 27.30 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 20.66 | 4.55 |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $425 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Bronze 3408U has 49% better value for money than Ryzen 7 3700X.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 3700X 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 22.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 79 °C |
| Number of transistors | 19,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 3700X 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X 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 | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 3700X 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 Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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 Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Bronze 3408U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR5-4000 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Bronze 3408U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.73 | 6.24 |
| Recency | 27 May 2019 | 10 January 2023 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Ryzen 7 3700X has a 136.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 92.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Bronze 3408U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.
The Ryzen 7 3700X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3408U in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop processor while Xeon Bronze 3408U is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 3700X and Xeon Bronze 3408U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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