Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Intel Xeon E3-1220

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 69.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8048 vs 3895

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8048 vs 3895

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220

Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1539 vs 1051

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1539 vs 1051

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1051

1539

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8048

3895

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104	Intel Xeon E3-1220
PassMark - Single thread mark	1051	1539
PassMark - CPU mark	8048	3895
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2169

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104	Intel Xeon E3-1220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'17	April 2011
Place in performance rating	2030	2038
Processor Number	3104	E3-1220
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$395
Price now		$190
Value for money (0-100)		9.42
Performance
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	69.1°C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.40 GHz
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support