AMD Opteron 1389 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 1389 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Opteron 1389

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 1389

341.3x more maximum memory size: 256 TB vs 768 GB
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1102 vs 1006

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	256 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102 vs 1006

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 0 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9706 vs 2079

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs 1 Jun 2009
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	11264 KB (shared) vs 6 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9706 vs 2079

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 1389
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

1006

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

9706

Name	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	1006
PassMark - CPU mark	2079	9706

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 1389	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Essentials
Architecture codename	K10	Skylake
Launch date	1 Jun 2009	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$269
Place in performance rating	2044	1891
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Processor Number		3106
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	11264 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	8
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		77°C
Maximum frequency		2.1 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Maximum memory size	256 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	DDR4-2133
Max memory channels		6
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2+, AM3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)