Xeon Bronze 3508U vs E7-8855 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8855 v4 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 April 2016 (8 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8855 v4 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L3 cache	35 MB	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	83 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8855 v4 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	8	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8855 v4 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	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8855 v4 and Xeon Bronze 3508U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8855 v4 and Xeon Bronze 3508U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8855 v4 and Xeon Bronze 3508U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory size	3 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8855 v4 and Xeon Bronze 3508U.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	32	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2016	1 October 2023
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	8
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	125 Watt

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