Xeon Bronze 3508U vs 3.0
Primary details
Comparing Xeon 3.0 and Xeon Bronze 3508U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Irwindale (2004) | no data |
| Release date | June 2004 (20 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon 3.0 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 22.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 83 °C |
| Number of transistors | 178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 3.0 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | 604 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 3.0 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon 3.0 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 Xeon 3.0 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 Xeon 3.0 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC) |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 3.0 and Xeon Bronze 3508U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 125 Watt |
Xeon Bronze 3508U has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and 8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon 3.0 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 3.0 and Xeon Bronze 3508U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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