Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Intel Xeon E5-2440

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and Intel Xeon E5-2440 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

Intel Xeon E5-2440

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 384 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154 vs 1151
PassMark - CPU mark	10797 vs 10776

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2440

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 53% higher clock speed: 2.90 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 36% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 11 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2440

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1154

1151

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10797

10776

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E5-2440
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154	1151
PassMark - CPU mark	10797	10776

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E5-2440
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q1'20	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$356	$295
Place in performance rating	1784	1798
Processor Number	3206R	E5-2440
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$43.72
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		61.84
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	1 TB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S Only
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® 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® Flex Memory Access
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)