Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and Intel Xeon E5-2630 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 E5-2630 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 71°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 71°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 63% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 36% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 1154
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13708 vs 10797

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 11 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579 vs 1154
PassMark - CPU mark	13708 vs 10797

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1154

1579

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10797

13708

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154	1579
PassMark - CPU mark	10797	13708
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		599
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3580

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'20	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$356	$250
Place in performance rating	1690	1679
Processor Number	3206R	E5-2630V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$62.98
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		48.64
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	2.60 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	12
64 bit support
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S 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® 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
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)