Intel Xeon D-2738 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

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Intel Xeon D-2738 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
Intel Xeon D-2738 Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon D-2738 or Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon D-2738 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-2738 was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R was released in Q1/2020.
Intel Xeon D (79) Family Intel Xeon Bronze (6)
Intel Xeon D-2700 (16) CPU group Intel Xeon Bronze 3200 (2)
4 Generation 2
Ice Lake Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon D-2738 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-2738 is 2.50 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R is at 1.90 GHz.

Intel Xeon D-2738 Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 1.90 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.30 GHz 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 D-2738 Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon D-2738 or Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon D-2738 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 93.8 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 102.3 GB/s.

Intel Xeon D-2738 Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-2133
1024 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
93.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.3 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
15.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 11.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
32 PCIe lanes 48
63.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon D-2738 is 88 W, while the Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon D-2738 Characteristic Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
88 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon D-2738 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 15.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 11.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon D-2738 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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 2579 Socket LGA 3647
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
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2020
713 $ Release price 327 $
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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 D-2738 Intel Xeon D-2738
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
538 (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 D-2738 Intel Xeon D-2738
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
3786 (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 D-2738 Intel Xeon D-2738
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
742 (100%)

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 D-2738 Intel Xeon D-2738
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz
4026 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon D-2738 Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
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