Xeon Bronze 3508U vs Ryzen 7 1700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Bronze 3508U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	775	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.67	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	9.83	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	no data
Release date	22 February 2017 (7 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700X 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	no data
L3 cache	16384 KB	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	83 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700X 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Bronze 3508U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	-
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
TSX	-	+
XFR	+	-
SenseMI	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Bronze 3508U 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 Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Bronze 3508U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Bronze 3508U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size	64 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Xeon Bronze 3508U.

PCIe version	n/a	4
PCI Express lanes	20	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 February 2017	1 October 2023
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

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