Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Microsoft XBox Series X Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R		Microsoft XBox Series X
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R and the Microsoft XBox Series X 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 Microsoft XBox Series X which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2020.

Intel Xeon Bronze (6)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 (68)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3200 (2)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 4000G (22)
2	Generation	3
Cascade Lake	Architecture	Renoir (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	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 Microsoft XBox Series X clocks with 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Characteristic	Microsoft XBox Series X
8	Cores	8
8	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.90 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.80 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.66 GHz

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	Microsoft XBox Series X
--	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	AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X)
	GPU frequency	1.83 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	1
	Technology	7 nm
	Max. displays	1
--	Compute units	52
--	Shader	3328
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	10 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

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	AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

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 Microsoft XBox Series X supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 560.0 GB/s enabled.
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Characteristic	Microsoft XBox Series X
DDR4-2133	Memory	GDDR6
1024 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
6 (Hexa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
102.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	560.0 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
11.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
48	PCIe lanes	12
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	23.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP of the Microsoft XBox Series X is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Characteristic	Microsoft XBox Series X
85 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R has 11.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Microsoft XBox Series X is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R	Characteristic	Microsoft XBox Series X
14 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 3647	Socket	BGA
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2020	Release date	Q3/2020
327 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R (50%)

Microsoft XBox Series X (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R (51%)

Microsoft XBox Series X (100%)

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 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	538 (50%)
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	1070 (100%)

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 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	3786 (51%)
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	7358 (100%)

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 Xeon Bronze 3206R 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	1142 (100%)

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 Xeon Bronze 3206R 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	10650 (100%)

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 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	742 (100%)
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 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 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	4026 (100%)
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Xeon Bronze 3206R 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	431 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Xeon Bronze 3206R 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	4062 (100%)

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 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Microsoft XBox Series X AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X) @ 1.83 GHz	12150 (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 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Microsoft XBox Series X 8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz	17455 (100%)

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Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R vs Microsoft XBox Series X

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