Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
+59.3%
Xeon Bronze 3206R
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
6.80

Apple M1 Pro outperforms Xeon Bronze 3206R by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Bronze 3206R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7211030
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data7.53
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)1 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads108
Base clock speed2.064 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz1.9 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MBno data
L2 cache28 MBno data
L3 cache24 MB11 MB
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
Number of transistors33700 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro 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.

Socketno dataFCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)no data85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Bronze 3206R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Bronze 3206R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Bronze 3206R are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Bronze 3206R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Bronze 3206R.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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.

Apple M1 Pro 10.83
+59.3%
Xeon Bronze 3206R 6.80

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.

Apple M1 Pro 17201
+59.3%
Xeon Bronze 3206R 10797

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 6.80
Recency 18 October 2021 1 January 2020
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 10 8
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 Pro has a 59.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3206R in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Xeon Bronze 3206R is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Xeon Bronze 3206R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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