Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 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.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

Intel Xeon E5-2643

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 73°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 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
2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 384 GB
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs March 2012
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 73°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 84% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 21% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1609 vs 1127
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9821 vs 9047

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8.25 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1609 vs 1127
PassMark - CPU mark	9821 vs 9047

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1127

1609

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9047

9821

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E5-2643
PassMark - Single thread mark	1127	1609
PassMark - CPU mark	9047	9821
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		638
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2761

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E5-2643
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$224	$218
Place in performance rating	1873	1863
Processor Number	3204	E5-2643
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,664
Value for money (0-100)		0.93
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB	10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	73°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	95.37 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4
Scalability	2S	2S 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
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)