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).

Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

Intel Xeon W-2150B

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	1892	1893
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)