Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and AMD Opteron 3350 HE 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 69.10°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9019 vs 4009
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 77°C vs 69.10°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache 8.25 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9019 vs 4009

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 3350 HE

  • Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
  • Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1263 vs 1116
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1263 vs 1116

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3350 HE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1116
1263
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9019
4009
Name Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 AMD Opteron 3350 HE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1116 1263
PassMark - CPU mark 9019 4009

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 AMD Opteron 3350 HE

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Delhi
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 n/d
Launch price (MSRP) $224
Place in performance rating 1794 1812
Processor Number 3204
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors AMD Opteron 3300 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS3350HOW4KHK

Performance

Base frequency 1.90 GHz 2.8 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 8.25 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 77°C 69.10°C
Maximum frequency 1.90 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 6 4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Die size 315 mm
Transistor count 1200 million
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Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 95.37 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz 2000 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2133 DDR3

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8, x4
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

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® 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

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™)