Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Intel Xeon W-2150B

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon W-2150B 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 vs 5 June 2017
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 512 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2150B

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
  • 14 more threads: 20 vs 6
  • Around 137% higher clock speed: 4.5 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
Number of cores 10 vs 6
Number of threads 20 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.5 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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2150B

Name Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 Intel Xeon W-2150B
PassMark - Single thread mark 1116
PassMark - CPU mark 9019
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 118.786
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.855
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 17.598

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 Intel Xeon W-2150B

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Skylake W
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 5 June 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $224
Place in performance rating 1893 1894
Processor Number 3204 W-2150B
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors W-2000
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family Xeon W

Performance

Base frequency 1.90 GHz 3.0 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 4.5 GHz
Number of cores 6 10
Number of threads 6 20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 95.37 GB/s 79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 512 GB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2133 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA-2066 (R4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x16, x8, x4 1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Scalability 2S

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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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 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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)