Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and Intel Xeon E5-1680 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, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 256 GB
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 256 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 105% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
L3 cache	25 MB vs 11 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1151
PassMark - CPU mark	11450
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.57
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		123.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.267
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8619

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q1'20	10 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$356	$1723
Place in performance rating	1766	1742
Processor Number	3206R	E5-1680V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.00 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Maximum frequency	1.90 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	16
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		85 °C
Operating Temperature Range		5°C - 85°C
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	256 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	130 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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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® 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)