Xeon X7542 vs Bronze 3206R

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1618	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.92	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Release date	1 January 2020 (5 years ago)	1 January 2010 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon X7542 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)	no data
Threads	8	no data
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.67 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
L3 cache	11 MB	18 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	69 °C
64 bit support	-	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon X7542 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	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon X7542. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon X7542 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon X7542 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon X7542. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	no data
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3206R and Xeon X7542.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2020	1 January 2010
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	130 Watt

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