Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs AMD Opteron 4238

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and AMD Opteron 4238 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

AMD Opteron 4238

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11450 vs 7236

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	11 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11450 vs 7236

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 4238

Around 95% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1313 vs 1151

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1313 vs 1151

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 4238

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1151

1313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11450

7236

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	AMD Opteron 4238
PassMark - Single thread mark	1151	1313
PassMark - CPU mark	11450	7236

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	AMD Opteron 4238
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q1'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$356
Place in performance rating	1766	1744
Processor Number	3206R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS4238WLU6KGU
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.3 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	6
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	C32
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)