Xeon Bronze 3508U vs E5-1691 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1691 V3 and Xeon Bronze 3508U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	no data
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1691 V3 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	8
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	35 MB (shared)	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	83 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1691 V3 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	2011-3	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1691 V3 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	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
TSX	+	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1691 V3 and Xeon Bronze 3508U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1691 V3 and Xeon Bronze 3508U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1691 V3 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1691 V3 and Xeon Bronze 3508U.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	40	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2014	1 October 2023
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	8
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	125 Watt

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