Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Opteron 4332 HE
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Bronze 3206R outperforms Opteron 4332 HE by a whopping 176% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2030 | 1255 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 3.65 | 7.72 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Seoul (2012) | no data |
| Release date | 4 December 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 January 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 4332 HE 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 288 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | 11 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 78 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 4332 HE 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 configuration | 2 | no data |
| Socket | C32 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4332 HE 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 | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Opteron 4332 HE and Xeon Bronze 3206R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 4332 HE and Xeon Bronze 3206R are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4332 HE and Xeon Bronze 3206R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | 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 Opteron 4332 HE and Xeon Bronze 3206R.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.21 | 6.11 |
| Recency | 4 December 2012 | 1 January 2020 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 85 Watt |
Opteron 4332 HE has 30.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Bronze 3206R, on the other hand, has a 176.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 4332 HE in performance tests.
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