Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4 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 E7-8860 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 75°C
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1127 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 75°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1127 vs 757

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 6
30 more threads: 36 vs 6
Around 68% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
3x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1 TB
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22737 vs 9047

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 6
Number of threads	36 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22737 vs 9047

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1127

757

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9047

22737

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1127	757
PassMark - CPU mark	9047	22737

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon E7-8860 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$224
Place in performance rating	1910	1929
Processor Number	3204	E7-8860V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	6	18
Number of threads	6	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	95.37 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	3 TB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® 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
Idle States
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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)