Xeon Bronze 3508U vs Pentium D1517

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D1517 and Xeon Bronze 3508U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Release date	1 October 2015 (9 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D1517 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
L3 cache	6 MB	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	83 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D1517 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D1517 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	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	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium D1517 and Xeon Bronze 3508U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D1517 and Xeon Bronze 3508U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D1517 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D1517 and Xeon Bronze 3508U.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	32	80
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2015	1 October 2023
Physical cores	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	125 Watt

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