Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

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
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
  • Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11450 vs 5970
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 11450 vs 5970

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5

  • Around 95% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2108 vs 1151
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2108 vs 1151

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1151
2108
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11450
5970
Name Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark 1151 2108
PassMark - CPU mark 11450 5970
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 896
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2945
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 123.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 40.448

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Skylake
Launch date Q1'20 Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP) $356
Place in performance rating 1766 1753
Processor Number 3206R E3-1225V5
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 1.90 GHz 3.30 GHz
L3 cache 11 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 78°C
Maximum frequency 1.90 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 4
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 1 TB 64 GB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2133 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 1S Only
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

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® AVX2
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® 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)

Graphics

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics P530

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4