Xeon Bronze 3408U vs Phi 7235

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7235 and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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	Knights Mill (2017)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	1 December 2017 (6 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7235 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	256	8
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	1.9 GHz
L1 cache	32 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB (shared)	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	79 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	79 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.550-1.2V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7235 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	1
Socket	SVLCLGA3647	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Xeon Bronze 3408U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7235 and Xeon Bronze 3408U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7235 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 Phi 7235 and Xeon Bronze 3408U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	384 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7235 and Xeon Bronze 3408U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	36	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2017	10 January 2023
Physical cores	64	8
Threads	256	8
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	125 Watt

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