Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and Intel Xeon E5-2650L 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.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 65°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
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1154 vs 1034

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154 vs 1034

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.10 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14022 vs 10797

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 11 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14022 vs 10797

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1154

1034

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10797

14022

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1154	1034
PassMark - CPU mark	10797	14022

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E5-2650L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'20	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$356
Place in performance rating	1690	1715
Processor Number	3206R	E5-2650LV2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	1.70 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	8	20
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	70 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)