Xeon Platinum 8124 vs Bronze 3204

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon Platinum 8124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1636	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.99	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Bronze	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	3.43	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$213	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon Platinum 8124 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)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	6	36
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	19	30
L1 cache	384 KB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	18 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB	24.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon Platinum 8124 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)	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon Platinum 8124. 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	+	+
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
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon Platinum 8124 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 3204 and Xeon Platinum 8124 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon Platinum 8124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.403 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon Platinum 8124.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	18
Threads	6	36
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	240 Watt

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