Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Celeron G4900
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Bronze 3204 outperforms Celeron G4900 by a whopping 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G4900 and Xeon Bronze 3204 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2134 | 1624 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.95 | 13.17 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Xeon Bronze |
| Power efficiency | 2.63 | 3.39 |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 April 2018 (6 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $42 | $213 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Bronze 3204 has 346% better value for money than Celeron G4900.
Detailed specifications
Celeron G4900 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 31 | 19 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 8.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 77 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G4900 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G4900 and Xeon Bronze 3204. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Celeron G4900 and Xeon Bronze 3204 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G4900 and Xeon Bronze 3204 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G4900 and Xeon Bronze 3204. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 102.403 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 610 | no data |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G4900 and Xeon Bronze 3204 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G4900 and Xeon Bronze 3204 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron G4900 and Xeon Bronze 3204 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G4900 and Xeon Bronze 3204.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 48 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.56 | 3.16 |
| Recency | 2 April 2018 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 85 Watt |
Celeron G4900 has 57.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon Bronze 3204, on the other hand, has a 102.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
The Xeon Bronze 3204 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4900 in performance tests.
Note that Celeron G4900 is a desktop processor while Xeon Bronze 3204 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G4900 and Xeon Bronze 3204, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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