Xeon E-2488 vs Bronze 3206R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Bronze 3206R
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
6.80
Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.38
+170%

Xeon E-2488 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3206R by a whopping 170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1030327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data75.32
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency7.5718.31
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2488 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed1.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache11 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2488 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2488 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-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4816

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 Bronze 3206R 6.80
Xeon E-2488 18.38
+170%

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 Bronze 3206R 10797
Xeon E-2488 29191
+170%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.80 18.38
Recency 1 January 2020 14 December 2023
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon Bronze 3206R has 11.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has a 170.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more threads.

The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3206R in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon E-2488, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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