Xeon Bronze 3206R vs W-2225

General info

Comparing Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Bronze 3206R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	918	910
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	15.65	22.63
Market segment	Server	Server
Release date	1 October 2019 (4 years old)	1 January 2020 (4 years old)
Current price	$402	$302

Xeon Bronze 3206R has 45% better value for money than Xeon W-2225.

Technical specs

Xeon W-2225 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	4.1 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	1.9 GHz
L3 cache	8.25 MB	11 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	78 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2225 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	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Bronze 3206R. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Bronze 3206R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Bronze 3206R are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Bronze 3206R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Bronze 3206R.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

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.

Bronze 3206R outperforms W-2225 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	6.90	7.05
Recency	1 October 2019	1 January 2020
Physical cores	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	85 Watt

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