Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R 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 E7-8895 v3

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
Around 84% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB

Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 1.90 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 77°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
256318.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 175 Watt

Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 77°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	11 MB vs 45 MB Last Level Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 175 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

Name	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
PassMark - Single thread mark		1151
PassMark - CPU mark		11450

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v3	Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'15	Q1'20
Place in performance rating	not rated	1766
Processor Number	E7-8895V3	3206R
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E7 v3 Family	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$356
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s
L3 cache	45 MB Last Level Cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	1.90 GHz
Number of cores	18	8
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	36	8
Memory
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	102 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR4-2133
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8
Package Size	52mm x 45mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	175 Watt	85 Watt
Sockets supported		FCLGA3647
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S8S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX2	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)