Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 256 GB
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs September 2013
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 256 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2

6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 105% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2049 vs 1127
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9333 vs 9047

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared) vs 8.25 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2049 vs 1127
PassMark - CPU mark	9333 vs 9047

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1127

2049

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9047

9333

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1127	2049
PassMark - CPU mark	9047	9333
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		783
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4838
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5795
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		67.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.992

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$224	$917
Place in performance rating	1910	1884
Processor Number	3204	E5-1650V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$644.95
Value for money (0-100)		5.81
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	6	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	95.37 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	256 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® AVX
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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)