Xeon Bronze 3508U vs Pentium G870

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium G870 and Xeon Bronze 3508U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2493not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.30no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.41no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)no data
Release date3 June 2012 (12 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$97no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G870 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 speed3.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache3 MB (shared)22.5 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C83 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G870 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
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G870 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G870 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 Pentium G870 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 G870 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size32 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G870 and Xeon Bronze 3508U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G870 and Xeon Bronze 3508U.

PCIe version2.04
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 June 2012 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium G870 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Bronze 3508U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium G870 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium G870 is a desktop processor while Xeon Bronze 3508U is a server/workstation one.


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