Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs AMD Opteron 6220

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and AMD Opteron 6220 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 6220

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 71.70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10797 vs 7951

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 71.70°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10797 vs 7951

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6220

Around 89% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1235 vs 1154

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB vs 11 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235 vs 1154

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1154

1235

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10797

7951

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	AMD Opteron 6220
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154	1235
PassMark - CPU mark	10797	7951

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	AMD Opteron 6220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q1'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$356
Place in performance rating	1690	1702
Processor Number	3206R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6220WKT8GGU
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	71.70°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	8
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	115 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)