Xeon Bronze 3204 vs EPYC 7251

Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7251
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 120 Watt
9.40
+205%
Xeon Bronze 3204
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
3.08

EPYC 7251 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3204 by a whopping 205% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7251 and Xeon Bronze 3204 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8061625
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.8213.34
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Bronze
Power efficiency7.413.43
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$574$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Bronze 3204 has 373% better value for money than EPYC 7251.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7251 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads166
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz1.9 GHz
Multiplier2119
L1 cache96K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)6 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)8.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7251 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)
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7251 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7251 and Xeon Bronze 3204 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7251 and Xeon Bronze 3204 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7251 and Xeon Bronze 3204. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2133
Maximum memory size2 TiB1 TB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth153.652 GB/s102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7251 and Xeon Bronze 3204.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

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.

EPYC 7251 9.40
+205%
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.

EPYC 7251 14935
+206%
Xeon Bronze 3204 4886

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.40 3.08
Recency 29 June 2017 2 April 2019
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 6
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 85 Watt

EPYC 7251 has a 205.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

Xeon Bronze 3204, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 41.2% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7251 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3204 in performance tests.


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