Xeon Bronze 3104 vs E-2124

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2124
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 71 Watt
4.37
+56.6%
Xeon Bronze 3104
2017
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
2.79

Xeon E-2124 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3104 by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Bronze 3104 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13581686
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.083.87
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon EIntel Xeon Bronze
Power efficiency5.743.10
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date31 May 2018 (6 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$193$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2124 has 290% better value for money than Xeon Bronze 3104.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Bronze 3104 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads46
Base clock speed3.3 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data17
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)6 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C78 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Bronze 3104 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)71 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Bronze 3104. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Bronze 3104 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Bronze 3104 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Bronze 3104. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2124 and Xeon Bronze 3104.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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.

Xeon E-2124 4.37
+56.6%
Xeon Bronze 3104 2.79

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.

Xeon E-2124 6939
+56.4%
Xeon Bronze 3104 4437

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.

Xeon E-2124 1459
+164%
Xeon Bronze 3104 553

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.

Xeon E-2124 3934
+77%
Xeon Bronze 3104 2222

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.37 2.79
Recency 31 May 2018 11 July 2017
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 6
Power consumption (TDP) 71 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon E-2124 has a 56.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and 19.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Bronze 3104, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Xeon E-2124 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3104 in performance tests.


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