Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
31.2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 32.77 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11450 vs 4679

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	11 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32.77 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11450 vs 4679

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Around 84% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1875 vs 1151

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1875 vs 1151

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1151

1875

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11450

4679

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1151	1875
PassMark - CPU mark	11450	4679
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2310

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'20	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$356	$220
Place in performance rating	1775	1809
Processor Number	3206R	E3-1220V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$329.11
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		5.99
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.10 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	32.77 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	69 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
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
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)