AMD Opteron 6238 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Comparative analysis of AMD Opteron 6238 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 6238

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6238

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1076 vs 1013

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 11264 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1076 vs 1013

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 70.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10181 vs 8206

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 70.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10181 vs 8206

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Opteron 6238
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1076

1013

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8206

10181

Name	AMD Opteron 6238	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
PassMark - Single thread mark	1076	1013
PassMark - CPU mark	8206	10181

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Opteron 6238	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Essentials
Family	AMD Opteron
OPN Tray	OS6238WKTCGGU
Place in performance rating	2000	2011
Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch date		July 2017
Processor Number		3106
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	11264 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.40°C	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	12	8
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2000 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2133
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	G34	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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)