Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Athlon Neo MV-40
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Bronze 3204 outperforms Athlon Neo MV-40 by a whopping 1594% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3534 | 1883 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.71 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon Neo | Intel Xeon Bronze |
| Power efficiency | 0.45 | 1.36 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Huron (2009) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 6 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $213 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon Neo MV-40 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 19 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 8.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 77 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Neo MV-40 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 configuration | no data | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | ASB1 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Xeon Bronze 3204. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon Neo MV-40 and Xeon Bronze 3204 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Xeon Bronze 3204 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Xeon Bronze 3204. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 102.403 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Xeon Bronze 3204.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 2.71 |
| Recency | 6 January 2009 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 85 Watt |
Athlon Neo MV-40 has 466.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Bronze 3204, on the other hand, has a 1593.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 in performance tests.
Be aware that Athlon Neo MV-40 is a notebook processor while Xeon Bronze 3204 is a server/workstation one.
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