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Core i5-6500 vs Xeon Bronze 3206R


Description
The i5-6500 is based on Skylake architecture while the 3206R is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6500 gets a score of 179.4 k points while the 3206R gets 216 k points.

Summarizing, the 3206R is 1.2 times faster than the i5-6500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
50657
Core
Skylake-S
Cascade Lake-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 3647-0
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/8
TDP
65 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
11264 kB
Date
September 2015
February 2020
Mean monothread perf.
53.7k points
31.52k points
Mean multithread perf.
179.44k points
216.02k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i5-6500
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
3.46k
1.97k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
14.61k
8.15k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.66k
2.37k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.99k
4.84k (x0.69)
TOTAL
29.71k
17.32k (x0.58)

Multithread

i5-6500

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
12.52k
15.73k (x1.26)
Test#2 (FP)
51.13k
64.78k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.41k
18.06k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.9k
5.21k (x1.34)
TOTAL
84.96k
103.77k (x1.22)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i5-6500
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
22.89k
12.92k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
19.87k
10.97k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.58k
2.54k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.36k
5.09k (x0.8)
TOTAL
53.7k
31.52k (x0.59)

Multithread

i5-6500

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
84.36k
103.33k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
72.91k
87.67k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.08k
20.1k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.1k
4.91k (x0.8)
TOTAL
179.44k
216.02k (x1.2)

Performance/W
i5-6500
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
1298 points/W
1216 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1122 points/W
1031 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
247 points/W
237 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
94 points/W
58 points/W
TOTAL
2761 points/W
2541 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6500
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
6359 points/GHz
6801 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5521 points/GHz
5774 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1271 points/GHz
1334 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1766 points/GHz
2678 points/GHz
TOTAL
14917 points/GHz
16588 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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