Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 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.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3104

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 78°C vs 77°C
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1056 vs 1006

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	78°C vs 77°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1056 vs 1006

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9706 vs 8046

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9706 vs 8046

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1056

1006

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8046

9706

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
PassMark - Single thread mark	1056	1006
PassMark - CPU mark	8046	9706

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	July 2017
Place in performance rating	1890	1892
Processor Number	3104	3106
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	1.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C	77°C
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	6	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	2
64 bit support
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache		11264 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.1 GHz
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	85 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	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® 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	1
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)