Xeon Bronze 3204 vs W-2135

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2135
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 140 Watt
9.09
+195%
Xeon Bronze 3204
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
3.08

Xeon W-2135 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3204 by a whopping 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2135 and Xeon Bronze 3204 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8461636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.6812.99
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon Bronze
Power efficiency6.143.43
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$835$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Bronze 3204 has 94% better value for money than Xeon W-2135.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2135 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads126
Base clock speed3.7 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3719
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)6 MB
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)8.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2135 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon Bronze 3204. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2135 and Xeon Bronze 3204 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2135 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 W-2135 and Xeon Bronze 3204. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size512 GB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2135 and Xeon Bronze 3204.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 W-2135 9.09
+195%
Xeon Bronze 3204 3.08

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 W-2135 14437
+195%
Xeon Bronze 3204 4886

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 W-2135 1409
+103%
Xeon Bronze 3204 693

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 W-2135 6590
+126%
Xeon Bronze 3204 2914

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.09 3.08
Recency 29 August 2017 2 April 2019
Threads 12 6
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon W-2135 has a 195.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Xeon Bronze 3204, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 64.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2135 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3204 in performance tests.


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