Core 2 Duo E8400 vs Xeon Bronze 3104

Place in the ranking	1677	2671
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.10	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Bronze	no data
Power efficiency	3.11	1.06
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$213	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core 2 Duo E8400 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	6	2
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	1333 MHz
Multiplier	17	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	8.25 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	104 mm²
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core 2 Duo E8400 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core 2 Duo E8400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
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	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core 2 Duo E8400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core 2 Duo E8400 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core 2 Duo E8400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.403 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core 2 Duo E8400.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

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 Bronze 3104 2.79
+282%

Core 2 Duo E8400 0.73

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 Bronze 3104 4437
+281%

Core 2 Duo E8400 1165

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 Bronze 3104 553
+49.5%

Core 2 Duo E8400 370

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 Bronze 3104 2222
+268%

Core 2 Duo E8400 603

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.79	0.73
Recency	11 July 2017	1 January 2008
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	6	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

Xeon Bronze 3104 has a 282.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo E8400, on the other hand, has 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Bronze 3104 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Bronze 3104 is a server/workstation processor while Core 2 Duo E8400 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core 2 Duo E8400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.