Xeon E7420 vs Bronze 3204

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon E7420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1623	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.25	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Bronze	no data
Power efficiency	3.43	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	1 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$213	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon E7420 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	no data
Threads	6	no data
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	no data
Multiplier	19	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	6 MB	no data
L3 cache	8.25 MB	8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	68 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.9V-1.45V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon E7420 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	PGA604
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	90 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon E7420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon E7420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon E7420 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon E7420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	no data
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.403 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon E7420.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	1 July 2008
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	90 Watt

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