Xeon Bronze 3508U vs Atom Z515

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z515 and Xeon Bronze 3508U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3321	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	20.38	no data
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	no data
Release date	8 April 2009 (15 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z515 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 cores	1 (Single-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	1	8
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	400 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	12	no data
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	26 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	83 °C
Number of transistors	47 million	no data
64 bit support	-	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z515 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	PBGA441	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	1.4 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z515 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom Z515 and Xeon Bronze 3508U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z515 and Xeon Bronze 3508U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z515 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	unknown	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z515 and Xeon Bronze 3508U.

PCIe version	no data	4
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 April 2009	1 October 2023
Physical cores	1	8
Threads	1	8
Power consumption (TDP)	1 Watt	125 Watt

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