Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs AMD Opteron 4334

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and AMD Opteron 4334 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

  • Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 67.70°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 3% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9019 vs 6099
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 77°C vs 67.70°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 288 KB
L3 cache 8.25 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9019 vs 6099

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4334

  • Around 84% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1208 vs 1116
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1208 vs 1116

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4334

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1116
1208
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9019
6099
Name Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 AMD Opteron 4334
PassMark - Single thread mark 1116 1208
PassMark - CPU mark 9019 6099

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 AMD Opteron 4334

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Seoul
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 n/d
Launch price (MSRP) $224
Place in performance rating 1894 1906
Processor Number 3204
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors AMD Opteron 4300 Series Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family AMD Opteron
OPN Tray OS4334WLU6KHK

Performance

Base frequency 1.90 GHz 3.1 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 288 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 6 MB
L3 cache 8.25 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 77°C 67.70°C
Maximum frequency 1.90 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 6 6
Number of threads 6 6
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Die size 315 mm
Transistor count 1200 million
Unlocked

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 C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

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™)