Xeon Bronze 3408U vs Silver 4309Y

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4309Y
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
12.11
+92.8%
Xeon Bronze 3408U
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 125 Watt
6.28

Xeon Silver 4309Y outperforms Xeon Bronze 3408U by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon Bronze 3408U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6421076
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.04
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency10.914.75
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$425

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)22.5 MB
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °C79 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon Bronze 3408U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon Bronze 3408U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPSYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon Bronze 3408U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon Bronze 3408U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size6 TB4 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4309Y and Xeon Bronze 3408U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes6480

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Silver 4309Y 12.11
+92.8%
Xeon Bronze 3408U 6.28

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Silver 4309Y 19237
+93%
Xeon Bronze 3408U 9969

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.11 6.28
Recency 6 April 2021 10 January 2023
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Silver 4309Y has a 92.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 19% lower power consumption.

Xeon Bronze 3408U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Xeon Silver 4309Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3408U in performance tests.


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