Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 vs Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 and Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
23.4x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8079 vs 6308

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8079 vs 6308

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 77 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2026 vs 1054

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	77 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2026 vs 1054

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

2026

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8079

6308

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	2026
PassMark - CPU mark	8079	6308
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		796
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3067
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		35.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.111
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3189
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3189

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'17	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1988	1982
Processor Number	3104	E3-1245V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$462
Price now		$607.59
Value for money (0-100)		4.42
Performance
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.80 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	77 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
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
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P4000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3