Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Opteron 6272

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6272
2011
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
3.30
+7.1%
Xeon Bronze 3204
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
3.08

Opteron 6272 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3204 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6272 and Xeon Bronze 3204 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15911636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.3512.97
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Bronze
Power efficiency2.723.43
Architecture codenameInterlagos (2011−2012)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date14 November 2011 (13 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$325$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Bronze 3204 has 861% better value for money than Opteron 6272.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6272 and Xeon Bronze 3204 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads166
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.9 GHz
Multiplierno data19
L1 cache768 KB (shared)384 KB
L2 cache8.00391 MB (per core)6 MB
L3 cache16 MB8.25 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size316 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistors2,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6272 and Xeon Bronze 3204 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration22 (Multiprocessor)
SocketG34FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6272 and Xeon Bronze 3204. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Opteron 6272 and Xeon Bronze 3204 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6272 and Xeon Bronze 3204 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6272 and Xeon Bronze 3204. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6272 and Xeon Bronze 3204.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron 6272 3.30
+7.1%
Xeon Bronze 3204 3.08

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Opteron 6272 5240
+7.2%
Xeon Bronze 3204 4886

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.30 3.08
Recency 14 November 2011 2 April 2019
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 16 6
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 85 Watt

Opteron 6272 has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

Xeon Bronze 3204, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 35.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Opteron 6272 and Xeon Bronze 3204.


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