Xeon L5638 vs Bronze 3104

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon L5638 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1677	1790
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.20	1.73
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Bronze	no data
Power efficiency	3.11	3.68
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$213	$90

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Bronze 3104 has 143% better value for money than Xeon L5638.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon L5638 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	6	12
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Multiplier	17	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	239 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,170 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon L5638 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)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon L5638. 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	-	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon L5638 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 Xeon L5638 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon L5638. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	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	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Xeon L5638.

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.

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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	2.33
Recency	11 July 2017	16 March 2010
Threads	6	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	60 Watt

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