Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 vs Intel Xeon E3-1225

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 and Intel Xeon E3-1225 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Intel Xeon E3-1225

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 83% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9706 vs 3905

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs April 2011
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11264 KB (shared) vs 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9706 vs 3905

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225

Around 62% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1582 vs 1006

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1582 vs 1006

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1225

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1006

1582

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9706

3905

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	Intel Xeon E3-1225
PassMark - Single thread mark	1006	1582
PassMark - CPU mark	9706	3905
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		659
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2145

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	Intel Xeon E3-1225
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	July 2017	April 2011
Place in performance rating	1990	2004
Processor Number	3106	E3-1225
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
Price now		$175
Value for money (0-100)		9.95
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11264 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Transistor count	8000 million	1160 million
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P3000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support