Xeon Bronze 3408U vs PRO A8-9600

Primary details

Comparing PRO A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3408U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1869	1085
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	27.30
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	3.04	4.55
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	3 October 2016 (8 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$425

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

PRO A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	250 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	79 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3408U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

PRO A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3408U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3408U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3408U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3408U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3408U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600 and Xeon Bronze 3408U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	8	80

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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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.17	6.24
Recency	3 October 2016	10 January 2023
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

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