Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4112

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon Silver 4112 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 Silver 4112

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 76°C
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 76°C
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4112

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 58% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1762 vs 1116
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12390 vs 9019

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1762 vs 1116
PassMark - CPU mark	12390 vs 9019

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4112

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1116

1762

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9019

12390

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon Silver 4112
PassMark - Single thread mark	1116	1762
PassMark - CPU mark	9019	12390
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		765
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3218

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon Silver 4112
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$224
Place in performance rating	1795	1567
Processor Number	3204	4112
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.60 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	76°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	95.37 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4
Scalability	2S	2S
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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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	1
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)