Xeon Bronze 3508U vs Athlon 64 X2 3800+

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Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Athlon 64 X2 5800+ Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Athlon 64 X2 6400+ BE
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Xeon Bronze 3104 Xeon Bronze 3204 Xeon Bronze 3206R Xeon Bronze 3508U

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Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Xeon Bronze 3508U Xeon Bronze 3508U

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Xeon Bronze 3508U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3009not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.42no data
Architecture codenameManchester (2005−2006)no data
Release dateAugust 2005 (19 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache256Kno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache0 KB22.5 MB
Chip lithography90 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size220 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data83 °C
Number of transistors154 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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
Socket939FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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-+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Xeon Bronze 3508U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Xeon Bronze 3508U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 @ 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 Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Xeon Bronze 3508U.

PCIe versionno data4
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary

Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ has 40.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Bronze 3508U, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Xeon Bronze 3508U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 3800+ is a desktop processor while Xeon Bronze 3508U is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and Xeon Bronze 3508U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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