i5-4308U vs Xeon Bronze 3104
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Bronze 3104 outperforms Core i5-4308U by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1958 | 2264 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.44 | 0.14 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Bronze | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 3.14 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 21 July 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $213 | $315 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Bronze 3104 has 214% better value for money than i5-4308U.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i5-4308U 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 17 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 8.25 MB | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 181 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1300 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i5-4308U 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 | FCBGA1168 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i5-4308U. 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 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i5-4308U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i5-4308U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i5-4308U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2133 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 102.403 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Iris Graphics 5100 |
| Max video memory | no data | 2 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i5-4308U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i5-4308U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 3280x2000@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 3200x2000@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i5-4308U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 11.2/12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i5-4308U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 12 |
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.
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 | 2.49 | 1.69 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 21 July 2014 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 28 Watt |
Xeon Bronze 3104 has a 47.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
i5-4308U, on the other hand, has 203.6% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-4308U in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Bronze 3104 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-4308U is a notebook one.
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