Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x 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
32x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 32 GB
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9019 vs 5301

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs June 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
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 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9019 vs 5301

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

Around 89% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 1% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2010 vs 1116

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2010 vs 1116

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1116

2010

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9019

5301

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1116	2010
PassMark - CPU mark	9019	5301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.617
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		76.398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.994
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		987
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		987
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2348

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$224	$384
Place in performance rating	1894	1924
Processor Number	3204	E3-1225V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$458.34
Value for money (0-100)		4.63
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
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 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 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 P4600
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3