Xeon w7-3445 vs Bronze 3204

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon w7-3445 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1515	138
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.02	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Bronze	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$213	no data
Current price	$277 (1.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon w7-3445 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	6	40
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB	52.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon w7-3445 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	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon w7-3445. 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® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon w7-3445 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon w7-3445 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon w7-3445. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.403 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3204 and Xeon w7-3445.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	112

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.

w7-3445 outperforms Bronze 3204 by 833% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.13	29.21
Recency	2 April 2019	1 January 2023
Physical cores	6	20
Threads	6	40
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	270 Watt

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