Xeon Bronze 3204 vs E5-2687W v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2687W v4
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 160 Watt
11.08
+260%
Xeon Bronze 3204
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
3.08

Xeon E5-2687W v4 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3204 by a whopping 260% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Bronze 3204 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7071636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.4112.97
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon Bronze
Power efficiency6.553.43
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,141$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Bronze 3204 has 438% better value for money than Xeon E5-2687W v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2687W v4 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 speed3 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier3019
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache3 MB6 MB
L3 cache30 MB8.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature76 °C77 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2687W v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Bronze 3204. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Bronze 3204 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Bronze 3204 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Xeon Bronze 3204. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size1.5 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2687W v4 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 E5-2687W v4 11.08
+260%
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 E5-2687W v4 17596
+260%
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 E5-2687W v4 1109
+60%
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 E5-2687W v4 7877
+170%
Xeon Bronze 3204 2914

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.08 3.08
Recency 20 June 2016 2 April 2019
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 6
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon E5-2687W v4 has a 259.7% 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 2 years, and 88.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2687W v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3204 in performance tests.


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