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Intel Xeon Silver 4316 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2021
Intel Xeon Silver 4316
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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 Silver 4316 or Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon Silver 4316 has a base frequency of 2.30 GHz. 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 150 W. Released in Q2/2021.

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

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 21% better clock speed

    2.30 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • More number of cores

    12 more cores

    20 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Silver 4316 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    85 W left arrow 150 W

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 Silver 4316 Intel Xeon Silver 4316
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 Silver 4300 left arrow Intel Xeon Bronze 3200
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Silver left arrow Intel Xeon Bronze
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    No left arrow No
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    No 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
    2.3 GHz left arrow 1.9 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    20 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    40 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes, SMT left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.4 GHz left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and Intel Xeon Silver 4316. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    6144 GB left arrow 1024 GB
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • PCIe
    4 x 64 left arrow 3.0 x 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Silver 4316 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
    105 °C left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    150 W left arrow 85 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    No left arrow No
  • TDP down
    No left arrow No
  • TDP up
    No left arrow No
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Silver 4316 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ice Lake left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    No left arrow No
  • L3-Cache
    30 MB left arrow 11 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q1/2020
  • Socket
    LGA 4189 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Technology
    10 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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