Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Gold 6138

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6138
2017
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
15.57
+125%
Xeon Bronze 3206R
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
6.93

Xeon Gold 6138 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3206R by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Bronze 3206R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4551020
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.67no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency11.577.57
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)no data
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,612no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Bronze 3206R 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads408
Base clock speed2 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache1.25 MBno data
L2 cache20 MBno data
L3 cache27.5 MB11 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °C78 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Bronze 3206R 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Bronze 3206R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Bronze 3206R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Bronze 3206R are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Bronze 3206R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Bronze 3206R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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.

Xeon Gold 6138 15.57
+125%
Xeon Bronze 3206R 6.93

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.

Xeon Gold 6138 24264
+125%
Xeon Bronze 3206R 10797

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.57 6.93
Recency 25 April 2017 1 January 2020
Physical cores 20 8
Threads 40 8
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon Gold 6138 has a 124.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

Xeon Bronze 3206R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6138 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3206R in performance tests.


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