Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Intel Xeon E7-4870

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon E7-4870 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 E7-4870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1127 vs 1054

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1127 vs 1054

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4870

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
14 more threads: 20 vs 6
Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 1 TB
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11939 vs 9047

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 6
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11939 vs 9047

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-4870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1127

1054

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9047

11939

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E7-4870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1127	1054
PassMark - CPU mark	9047	11939

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E7-4870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Westmere EX
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'11
Launch price (MSRP)	$224
Place in performance rating	1873	1859
Processor Number	3204	E7-4870
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of threads	6	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	95.37 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	2 TB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4
Scalability	2S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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 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
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)