Xeon Bronze 3508U vs Core 2 Duo P9500

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon Bronze 3508U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2770not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.37no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)no data
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9500 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 speed2.53 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache6 MBno data
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache22.5 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C83 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9500 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.

SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon Bronze 3508U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon Bronze 3508U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 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 Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon Bronze 3508U.

PCIe versionno data4
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 July 2008 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 125 Watt

Core 2 Duo P9500 has 400% lower power consumption.

Xeon Bronze 3508U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo P9500 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo P9500 is a notebook processor while Xeon Bronze 3508U is a server/workstation one.


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