Intel Core i3-1220P vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

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Intel Core i3-1220P CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-1220P and the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i3-1220P 10 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2020.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Xeon Bronze (6)
Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21) CPU group Intel Xeon Bronze 3200 (2)
12 Generation 2
Alder Lake U Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1220P is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz (4.40 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R clocks with 1.90 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
10 Cores 8
12 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove		 A-Core 1.90 GHz
1.10 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont		 B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
64 Compute units --
512 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-1220P, while the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 102.3 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2133
64 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
6.50 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 11.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
28 PCIe lanes 48
55.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-1220P has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R is 85 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
64 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1220P has 18.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R is at 11.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.
Intel Core i3-1220P Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1744 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2020
-- Release price 327 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1220P (100%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R (35%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-1220P (100%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R (58%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1564 (100%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
538 (34%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
6894 (100%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
3786 (55%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
2102 (100%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
742 (35%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
6645 (100%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
4026 (61%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1685 (100%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
8811 (100%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.10 GHz
1091 (100%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Core i3-1220P
10C 12T @ 2.70 GHz
14265 (100%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-1220P Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
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