Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9706 vs 9099

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9706 vs 9099

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

Around 76% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 77°C
Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2129 vs 1006

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 77°C
L3 cache	16 MB vs 11264 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2129 vs 1006

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1006

2129

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9706

9099

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1006	2129
PassMark - CPU mark	9706	9099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		942
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.814
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		31.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.777

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Zen
Launch date	July 2017	29 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1989	2023
Processor Number	3106
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YD150BBBM4GAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	11264 KB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Transistor count	8000 million	4800 million
Die size		192 mm
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
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
AMD SenseMI
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
TSM Encryption
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™)