Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 vs AMD Opteron 6168

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 and AMD Opteron 6168 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.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

AMD Opteron 6168

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1051 vs 845

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1051 vs 845

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6168

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15745 vs 8048

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15745 vs 8048

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6168

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1051

845

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8048

15745

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104	AMD Opteron 6168
PassMark - Single thread mark	1051	845
PassMark - CPU mark	8048	15745

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104	AMD Opteron 6168
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Magny-Cours
Launch date	Q3'17	March 2010
Place in performance rating	2030	2039
Processor Number	3104
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	1.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	6
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Die size		346 mm
L1 cache		768 KB (shared)
L2 cache		6144 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Maximum frequency		1.9 GHz
Transistor count		1800 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	115 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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® 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)