Xeon Bronze 3204 vs D-1518
Aggregated performance score
General info
Comparing Xeon D-1518 and Xeon Bronze 3204 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1506 | 1509 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.35 | 8.05 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon D | Intel Xeon Bronze |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 9 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $193 | $213 |
| Current price | $659 (3.4x MSRP) | $277 (1.3x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Bronze 3204 has 2200% better value for money than Xeon D-1518.
Technical specs
Xeon D-1518 and Xeon Bronze 3204 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 1.5 MB (per core) | 8.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246.24 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 77 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon D-1518 and Xeon Bronze 3204 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 | 1 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1667 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1518 and Xeon Bronze 3204. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | Launched | Launched |
Security technologies
Xeon D-1518 and Xeon Bronze 3204 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1518 and Xeon Bronze 3204 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1518 and Xeon Bronze 3204. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR3 | DDR4-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.124 GB/s | 102.403 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1518 and Xeon Bronze 3204.
| PCIe version | 2.0/3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 32 | 48 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 6 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | + | no data |
| UART | + | 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.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Bronze 3204 outperforms D-1518 by 41% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Bronze 3204 outperforms D-1518 by 31% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 3.14 | 3.13 |
| Recency | 9 March 2015 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Cost | $193 | $213 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 85 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1518 and Xeon Bronze 3204. The differences in performance seem too small.
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