EPYC 9965 vs Xeon Bronze 3508U

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Bronze 3508U
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 125 Watt
6.98
EPYC 9965
2024
192 cores / 384 threads, 500 Watt
100.00
+1333%

EPYC 9965 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3508U by a whopping 1333% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11181
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency5.3819.28
DesignerIntelAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameno dataTurin (2024)
Release date1 October 2023 (1 year ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$14,813

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3508U and EPYC 9965 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)192
Threads8384
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.25 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache22.5 MB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature83 °Cno data
64 bit support-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3508U and EPYC 9965 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 configurationno data2
SocketFCLGA4677SP5
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3508U and EPYC 9965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3508U and EPYC 9965 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3508U and EPYC 9965 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 Xeon Bronze 3508U and EPYC 9965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3508U and EPYC 9965.

PCIe version45.0
PCI Express lanes80128

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.

Xeon Bronze 3508U 6.98
EPYC 9965 100.00
+1333%

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.

Xeon Bronze 3508U 11224
EPYC 9965 160778
+1332%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.98 100.00
Recency 1 October 2023 10 October 2024
Physical cores 8 192
Threads 8 384
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 500 Watt

Xeon Bronze 3508U has 300% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9965, on the other hand, has a 1332.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads.

The AMD EPYC 9965 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U in performance tests.

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