i7-1255U vs Xeon Bronze 3104

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i7-1255U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1686	896
Place by popularity	not in top-100	74
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.89	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Bronze	Intel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiency	3.10	53.78
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$213	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i7-1255U 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	6	12
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
Multiplier	17	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i7-1255U 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	Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i7-1255U. 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	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i7-1255U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i7-1255U 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 i7-1255U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4, DDR5
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

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs ( - 1250 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Core i7-1255U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.79	8.53
Recency	11 July 2017	23 February 2022
Physical cores	6	10
Threads	6	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	15 Watt

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