Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Intel Xeon E3-1280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and Intel Xeon E3-1280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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 E3-1280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 73.6°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
32x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 32 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10797 vs 5623

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 73.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L3 cache	11 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10797 vs 5623

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280

Around 105% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1806 vs 1154

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1806 vs 1154

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1154

1806

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10797

5623

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E3-1280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154	1806
PassMark - CPU mark	10797	5623
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2751

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E3-1280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'20	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$356	$450
Place in performance rating	1784	1777
Processor Number	3206R	E3-1280
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$368
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.78
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.50 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	73.6°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Scalability	2S
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support