Xeon E-2468 vs Bronze 3206R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	948	363
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	31.31	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$218	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2468 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2468 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2468. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2468 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 E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

E-2468 outperforms Bronze 3206R by 137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.98	16.54
Recency	1 January 2020	14 December 2023
Threads	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt

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