Ryzen 7 5800X vs Xeon Bronze 3204

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3204 and Ryzen 7 5800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1530	309
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.97	39.52
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Bronze	AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$213	$449
Current price	$277 (1.3x MSRP)	$353 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 5800X has 396% better value for money than Xeon Bronze 3204.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3204 and Ryzen 7 5800X 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	6	16
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB	32 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	2 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3204 and Ryzen 7 5800X 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Ryzen 7 5800X. 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	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3204 and Ryzen 7 5800X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Ryzen 7 5800X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Ryzen 7 5800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.403 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Ryzen 7 5800X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
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.

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Xeon Bronze 3204 by 476% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.13	18.03
Recency	2 April 2019	5 November 2020
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	6	16
Cost	$213	$449
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	105 Watt

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