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Core i7-6600U vs Xeon Bronze 3206R


Description
The i7-6600U is based on Skylake architecture while the 3206R is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6600U gets a score of 79.2 k points while the 3206R gets 216 k points.

Summarizing, the 3206R is 2.7 times faster than the i7-6600U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406e3
50657
Core
Skylake-U
Cascade Lake-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 3647-0
Cores/Threads
2/4
8/8
TDP
15 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
11264 kB
Date
September 2015
February 2020
Mean monothread perf.
39.73k points
31.52k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.22k 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
i7-6600U
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
2.75k
1.97k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
12.23k
8.15k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.9k
2.37k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.61k
4.84k (x0.86)
TOTAL
24.48k
17.32k (x0.71)

Multithread

i7-6600U

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
5.23k
15.73k (x3.01)
Test#2 (FP)
25k
64.78k (x2.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.98k
18.06k (x2.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.73k
5.21k (x1.1)
TOTAL
43.95k
103.77k (x2.36)

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
i7-6600U
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
16.72k
12.92k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
14.7k
10.97k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.4k
2.54k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.9k
5.09k (x1.04)
TOTAL
39.73k
31.52k (x0.79)

Multithread

i7-6600U

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
33.41k
103.33k (x3.09)
Test#2 (FP)
31.66k
87.67k (x2.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.18k
20.1k (x2.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.97k
4.91k (x0.82)
TOTAL
79.22k
216.02k (x2.73)

Performance/W
i7-6600U
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
1216 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2111 points/W
1031 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
546 points/W
237 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
398 points/W
58 points/W
TOTAL
5282 points/W
2541 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6600U
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
4919 points/GHz
6801 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4325 points/GHz
5774 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
999 points/GHz
1334 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1441 points/GHz
2678 points/GHz
TOTAL
11684 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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