Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 27% higher clock speed: 1.90 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 32 GB
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1116 vs 777
6.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9019 vs 1407

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs June 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1116 vs 777
PassMark - CPU mark	9019 vs 1407

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

6.5x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 85 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1116

777

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9019

1407

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1116	777
PassMark - CPU mark	9019	1407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1745
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3086

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$224
Place in performance rating	1794	1804
Processor Number	3204	E3-1220LV3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	1.10 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	1.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	95.37 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 1333/1600
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	13 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key 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® AVX2
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
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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
Processor graphics		None