Xeon Gold 6238R vs Bronze 3206R
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6238R outperforms Xeon Bronze 3206R by a whopping 247% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon Gold 6238R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1017 | 212 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 19.34 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 7.57 | 13.55 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 1 January 2020 (4 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,612 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon Gold 6238R basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | no data | 1.75 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | 38.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | 89 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon Gold 6238R compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon Gold 6238R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon Gold 6238R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon Gold 6238R are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon Gold 6238R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2133 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon Gold 6238R.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.06 | 24.51 |
| Recency | 1 January 2020 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 28 |
| Threads | 8 | 56 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 165 Watt |
Xeon Bronze 3206R has 94.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6238R, on the other hand, has a 247.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads.
The Xeon Gold 6238R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3206R in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon Gold 6238R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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