Xeon Bronze 3508U vs E5-2678 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2678 v3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.15
+31.1%
Xeon Bronze 3508U
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 125 Watt
6.98

Xeon E5-2678 v3 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3508U by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9361131
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesXeonno data
Power efficiency7.365.39
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)no data
Release date2015 (10 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache3072 KBno data
L3 cache30 MB22.5 MB
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 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 configuration2no data
SocketLGA2011-3FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Bronze 3508U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Bronze 3508U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Xeon Bronze 3508U.

PCIe version3.04
PCI Express lanes4080

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 E5-2678 v3 9.15
+31.1%
Xeon Bronze 3508U 6.98

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 E5-2678 v3 14704
+31%
Xeon Bronze 3508U 11224

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.15 6.98
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 8
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E5-2678 v3 has a 31.1% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 4.2% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Bronze 3508U in performance tests.

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