Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon E5-2650L 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.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1127 vs 1029

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs September 2013
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	6 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1127 vs 1029

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
14 more threads: 20 vs 6
Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.10 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14039 vs 9047

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 6
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 8.25 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14039 vs 9047

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1127

1029

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9047

14039

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1127	1029
PassMark - CPU mark	9047	14039

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$224
Place in performance rating	1910	1885
Processor Number	3204	E5-2650LV2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of threads	6	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
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	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 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 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	70 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	x4, x8, x16
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
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)