Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 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, 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).

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 69°C
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 140 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 111% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2382 vs 1154
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11451 vs 10797

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2382 vs 1154
PassMark - CPU mark	11451 vs 10797

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1154

2382

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10797

11451

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154	2382
PassMark - CPU mark	10797	11451
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		945
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		74.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.755
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.096

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'20	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$356
Place in performance rating	1784	1781
Processor Number	3206R	E5-1650V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)