Xeon Bronze 3204 vs E5-2673 V3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2673 V3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
8.97
+191%
Xeon Bronze 3204
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
3.08

Xeon E5-2673 V3 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3204 by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Bronze 3204 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8621636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data12.97
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Bronze
Power efficiency8.083.43
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 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

Xeon E5-2673 V3 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads246
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz1.9 GHz
Multiplierno data19
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)6 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)8.25 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2673 V3 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)
Socket2011-3FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 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++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Bronze 3204 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Bronze 3204 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Bronze 3204. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4-2133
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 Xeon E5-2673 V3 and Xeon Bronze 3204.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

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 E5-2673 V3 8.97
+191%
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.

Xeon E5-2673 V3 14242
+191%
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.

Xeon E5-2673 V3 743
+7.2%
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.

Xeon E5-2673 V3 1579
Xeon Bronze 3204 2914
+84.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.97 3.08
Recency 8 September 2014 2 April 2019
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 6
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon E5-2673 V3 has a 191.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Xeon Bronze 3204, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 23.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2673 V3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3204 in performance tests.


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