Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs AMD Opteron 6238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and AMD Opteron 6238 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.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

AMD Opteron 6238

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 70.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9019 vs 5625

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 70.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9019 vs 5625

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6238

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 68% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 94% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1157 vs 1116

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8.25 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1157 vs 1116

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6238

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1116

1157

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9019

5625

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	AMD Opteron 6238
PassMark - Single thread mark	1116	1157
PassMark - CPU mark	9019	5625

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	AMD Opteron 6238
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$224
Place in performance rating	1790	1856
Processor Number	3204
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6238WKTCGGU
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	70.40°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	6	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
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	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	115 Watt
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)