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Intel Xeon D-1521 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R. Specifications

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Released
Q4/2015
Intel Xeon D-1521
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Q1/2020
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Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

What's the best choice Intel Xeon D-1521 or Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon D-1521 has a base frequency of 2.40 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q4/2015.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R has a base frequency of 1.90 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 85 W. Released in Q1/2020.

Differences

Intel Xeon D-1521 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon D-1521
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 26% better clock speed

    2.40 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 85 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon D-1521 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    748 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    563 place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon D-1521 Intel Xeon D-1521
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon D-1500 left arrow Intel Xeon Bronze 3200
  • Family
    Intel Xeon D left arrow Intel Xeon Bronze
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow No
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow No
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.4 GHz left arrow 1.9 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    4x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.7 GHz left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    2.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow -
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow -
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow -
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow -
  • JPEG
    No left arrow -
  • VC-1
    No left arrow -
  • VP8
    No left arrow -
  • VP9
    No left arrow -
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and Intel Xeon D-1521. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 1024 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    34.1 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • PCIe
    3.0 x 32 left arrow 3.0 x 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon D-1521 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    45 W left arrow 85 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow No
  • TDP down
    - left arrow No
  • TDP up
    - left arrow No
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon D-1521 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Broadwell left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    6 MB left arrow No
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 11 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Linux left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2015 left arrow Q1/2020
  • Socket
    BGA 1667 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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