Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Intel Xeon D-1531

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon D-1531 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 Intel Xeon D-1531
• Family
  Intel Xeon Bronze Intel Xeon D
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon Bronze 3200 Intel Xeon D-1500
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  2 1
• Predecessor
  Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 --

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 vs Intel Xeon D-1531 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  6 / 6 6 / 12
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  6x 6x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  1.90 GHz 2.20 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  -- 2.70 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
  -- 2.20 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon D-1531 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon D-1531. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon D-1531 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2133 DDR4-2133
• Max. Memory
  1024 GB 128 GB
• Memory channels
  6 (Hexa Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  -- 34.1 GB/s
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• PCIe
  3.0 x 48 3.0 x 32
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 or Intel Xeon D-1531? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  85 W 45 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 and Intel Xeon D-1531 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic Monolithic
• Socket
  LGA 3647 BGA 1667
• L2-Cache
  -- 9.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  8.25 MB --
• Architecture
  Cascade Lake Broadwell
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Linux Windows 10, Linux
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• Release date
  Q2/2019 Q4/2015
• Release price
  228 $ 356 $
• Documents
  Technical data sheet --