Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4

Number of cores	6 vs 4

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 78°C
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2129 vs 1054
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9099 vs 8079

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 78°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2129 vs 1054
PassMark - CPU mark	9099 vs 8079

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

2129

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8079

9099

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	2129
PassMark - CPU mark	8079	9099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		942
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.777

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	Q3'17	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1988	2023
Processor Number	3104
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD150BBBM4GAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	95°C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum frequency		3.7 GHz
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)