Xeon Bronze 3508U vs Phenom II X2 N640

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 N640 and Xeon Bronze 3508U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2529not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series2x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.43no data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)no data
Release date1 October 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N640 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 speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cacheno data22.5 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data83 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N640 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.

SocketS1FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VurtualizationIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
VirusProtect+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 N640 and Xeon Bronze 3508U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Xeon Bronze 3508U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N640 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 sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and Xeon Bronze 3508U.

PCIe versionno data4
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2010 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Phenom II X2 N640 has 257.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Bronze 3508U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 N640 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Phenom II X2 N640 is a notebook processor while Xeon Bronze 3508U is a server/workstation one.


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