Xeon Bronze 3206R vs L5430
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Bronze 3206R outperforms Xeon L5430 by a whopping 378% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5430 and Xeon Bronze 3206R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2189 | 1020 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 2.69 | 7.57 |
| Release date | 1 July 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5430 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 cores | no data | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 11 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 57 °C | 78 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5430 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.
| Socket | LGA771 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon Bronze 3206R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon L5430 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 L5430 and Xeon Bronze 3206R are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon Bronze 3206R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5430 and Xeon Bronze 3206R.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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 | 1.45 | 6.93 |
| Recency | 1 July 2008 | 1 January 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 85 Watt |
Xeon L5430 has 70% lower power consumption.
Xeon Bronze 3206R, on the other hand, has a 377.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon Bronze 3206R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L5430 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5430 and Xeon Bronze 3206R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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