Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Intel Pentium 2129Y

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Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 2129Y
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Pentium 2129Y

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and the Intel Pentium 2129Y and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R 8 core processor released in Q1/2020 with the Intel Pentium 2129Y which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2013.
Intel Xeon Bronze (6) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3200 (2) CPU group Intel Pentium 2000 (5)
2 Generation 4
Cascade Lake Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium 2129Y clocks with 1.10 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Characteristic Intel Pentium 2129Y
8 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon Bronze 3206R Characteristic Intel Pentium 2129Y
-- AI hardware --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1024 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R, while the Intel Pentium 2129Y supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Characteristic Intel Pentium 2129Y
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
1024 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
11.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium 2129Y is 10 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Characteristic Intel Pentium 2129Y
85 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R has 11.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium 2129Y is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Characteristic Intel Pentium 2129Y
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 1023
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2020 Release date Q1/2013
327 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R (100%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y (41%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R (100%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y (11%)

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 Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
538 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
218 (41%)

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 Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
3786 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
413 (11%)

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 Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
742 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
4026 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 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 Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
82 (100%)

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 Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
587 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Pentium 2129Y
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