Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 vs AMD Opteron 6274

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 and AMD Opteron 6274 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 6274

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 69°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 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1006 vs 974

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs November 2011
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1006 vs 974

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6274

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x 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 - CPU mark: 10313 vs 9706

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 11264 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10313 vs 9706

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6274

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1006

974

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9706

10313

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	AMD Opteron 6274
PassMark - Single thread mark	1006	974
PassMark - CPU mark	9706	10313

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	AMD Opteron 6274
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Interlagos
Launch date	July 2017	November 2011
Place in performance rating	1989	2001
Processor Number	3106
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP)		$909
OPN Tray		OS6274WKTGGGU
Price now		$210
Value for money (0-100)		6.82
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	11264 KB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	8	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Transistor count	8000 million	2400 million
Die size		316 mm
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2000 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)