Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 vs AMD Opteron 6168

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 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 3106

AMD Opteron 6168

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
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 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1013 vs 845

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs March 2010
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1013 vs 845

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6168

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
9x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15745 vs 10181

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
L1 cache	768 KB (shared) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6144 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12288 KB vs 11264 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15745 vs 10181

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6168

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1013

845

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10181

15745

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	AMD Opteron 6168
PassMark - Single thread mark	1013	845
PassMark - CPU mark	10181	15745

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	AMD Opteron 6168
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Magny-Cours
Launch date	July 2017	March 2010
Place in performance rating	1944	1941
Processor Number	3106
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB (shared)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	6144 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11264 KB (shared)	12288 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Transistor count	8000 million	1800 million
Die size		346 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	115 Watt
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)