Atom C3508 vs Xeon 7120M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2398
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	no data	9.50
Architecture codename	Tulsa (2006)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	August 2006 (18 years ago)	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	0 KB	224 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	435 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	60 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1328 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.1V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PPGA604	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size	no data	256 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	29.871 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508.

PCIe version	no data	3
PCI Express lanes	no data	8
USB revision	no data	3
Total number of SATA ports	no data	8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	8
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	4x2.5/1 GBE

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	11 Watt

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