Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Ryzen 5 3500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.37
+41.9%
Xeon Bronze 3204
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
3.08

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Xeon Bronze 3204 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Bronze 3204 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13451623
Place by popularity36not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data13.25
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Xeon Bronze
Power efficiency27.573.43
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier2119
L1 cache128K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)6 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8.25 MB
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C77 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFP5FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Bronze 3204. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® 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

Ryzen 5 3500U 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 Ryzen 5 3500U 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 Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Bronze 3204. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Bronze 3204.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1248

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.

Ryzen 5 3500U 4.37
+41.9%
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.

Ryzen 5 3500U 6940
+42%
Xeon Bronze 3204 4886

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 3500U 861
+24.2%
Xeon Bronze 3204 693

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 3500U 2476
Xeon Bronze 3204 2914
+17.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.37 3.08
Recency 6 January 2019 2 April 2019
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 85 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 41.9% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more threads, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 466.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Bronze 3204, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 50% more physical cores.

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3204 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 3500U is a notebook processor while Xeon Bronze 3204 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3500U and Xeon Bronze 3204, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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