Xeon w5-2455X vs Bronze 3104

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Bronze 3104
2017
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
2.79
Xeon w5-2455X
2023
12 cores / 24 threads, 200 Watt
23.82
+754%

Xeon w5-2455X outperforms Xeon Bronze 3104 by a whopping 754% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon w5-2455X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1675211
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.1562.30
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Bronzeno data
Power efficiency3.1111.27
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$213$1,039

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-2455X has 1401% better value for money than Xeon Bronze 3104.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon w5-2455X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads624
Base clock speed1.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache384 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8.25 MB30 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data77 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon w5-2455X 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon w5-2455X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon w5-2455X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon w5-2455X are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon w5-2455X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size768 GB2 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon w5-2455X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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.

Xeon Bronze 3104 2.79
Xeon w5-2455X 23.82
+754%

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.

Xeon Bronze 3104 4437
Xeon w5-2455X 37835
+753%

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.

Xeon Bronze 3104 553
Xeon w5-2455X 2069
+274%

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.

Xeon Bronze 3104 2222
Xeon w5-2455X 13504
+508%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.79 23.82
Recency 11 July 2017 15 February 2023
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 6 24
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 200 Watt

Xeon Bronze 3104 has 135.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-2455X, on the other hand, has a 753.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon w5-2455X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3104 in performance tests.


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