Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4210

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210 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 Silver 4210

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4210

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
14 more threads: 20 vs 6
Around 68% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 67% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 67% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1816 vs 1127
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23462 vs 9047

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 6
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	10 MB vs 6 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB vs 8.25 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816 vs 1127
PassMark - CPU mark	23462 vs 9047

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4210

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1127

1816

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9047

23462

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon Silver 4210
PassMark - Single thread mark	1127	1816
PassMark - CPU mark	9047	23462

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3204	Intel Xeon Silver 4210
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$224	$501-511
Place in performance rating	1910	1106
Processor Number	3204	4210
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	640 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	10 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB	13.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of threads	6	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		78 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	95.37 GB/s	107.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	85 Watt
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
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)