Xeon Bronze 3408U vs D-2141I

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2141I and Xeon Bronze 3408U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	956	1088
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.12	27.30
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	11.11	4.55
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$555	$425

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Bronze 3408U has 170% better value for money than Xeon D-2141I.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2141I 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	2.2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	79 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2141I 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	FCBGA2518	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2141I and Xeon Bronze 3408U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	-	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-2141I and Xeon Bronze 3408U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2141I and Xeon Bronze 3408U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2141I and Xeon Bronze 3408U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	512 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2141I and Xeon Bronze 3408U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.92	6.24
Recency	7 February 2018	10 January 2023
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

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