Xeon Bronze 3204 vs X5650

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5650
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.60
+16.9%
Xeon Bronze 3204
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
3.08

Xeon X5650 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3204 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5650 and Xeon Bronze 3204 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15111636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.2512.97
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Bronze
Power efficiency3.593.43
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$53$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Bronze 3204 has 5088% better value for money than Xeon X5650.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5650 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads126
Base clock speed2.66 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz1.9 GHz
Multiplierno data19
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)6 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)8.25 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature81 °C77 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5650 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)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5650 and Xeon Bronze 3204. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon X5650 and Xeon Bronze 3204 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5650 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 X5650 and Xeon Bronze 3204. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size288 GB1 TB
Max memory channels36
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5650 and Xeon Bronze 3204.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 X5650 3.60
+16.9%
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.

Xeon X5650 5719
+17%
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 X5650 447
Xeon Bronze 3204 693
+55%

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 X5650 2231
Xeon Bronze 3204 2914
+30.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.60 3.08
Recency 16 March 2010 2 April 2019
Threads 12 6
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon X5650 has a 16.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Xeon Bronze 3204, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 11.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3204 in performance tests.


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