Xeon Bronze 3508U vs A8-9600

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Primary details

Comparing A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3508U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1893not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.04no data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)no data
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$78no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-9600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.2 GHz
L2 cache2048 KBno data
L3 cache0 KB22.5 MB
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-9600 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-9600 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++
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3508U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3508U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3508U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3508U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3508U.

PCIe version3.04
PCI Express lanes880

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

A8-9600 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Bronze 3508U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A8-9600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Bronze 3508U is a server/workstation one.


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