Sempron 3500+ vs Xeon Platinum 8176

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8176 and Sempron 3500+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	437	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.67	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Palermo (2001)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 October 2005 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$8,719	$167
Current price	$349 (0x MSRP)	$25 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Sempron 3500+ 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	56	1
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB	128 KB
L2 cache	28 MB	256 KB
L3 cache	38.5 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	103 mm2
Maximum core temperature	89 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	63 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8176 and Sempron 3500+ 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	939
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	62 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Sempron 3500+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Sempron 3500+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Sempron 3500+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Sempron 3500+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR1
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Sempron 3500+.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	1 October 2005
Physical cores	28	1
Threads	56	1
Cost	$8719	$167
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	62 Watt

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