Intel Xeon D-1540 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3204

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon D-1540 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon D-1540 Intel Xeon Bronze 3204
• Family
  Intel Xeon D Intel Xeon Bronze
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon D-1500 Intel Xeon Bronze 3200
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  1 2
• Predecessor
  -- Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon D-1540 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 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
  8 / 16 6 / 6
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  8x 6x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.00 GHz 1.90 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  2.60 GHz --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon D-1540 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 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 D-1540 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3204. 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 D-1540 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 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
  128 GB 1024 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 6 (Hexa Channel)
• Bandwidth
  34.1 GB/s --
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• PCIe
  3.0 x 32 3.0 x 48
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon D-1540 or Intel Xeon Bronze 3204? 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)
  45 W 85 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon D-1540 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3204 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic Monolithic
• Socket
  BGA 1667 LGA 3647
• L2-Cache
  12.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 8.25 MB
• Architecture
  Broadwell Cascade Lake
• 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
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• Release date
  Q4/2015 Q2/2019
• Release price
  594 $ 228 $
• Documents
  -- Technical data sheet