Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 vs Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 and Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 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 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 23.4x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32.77 GB
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9706 vs 6308
Specifications (specs)
Launch date July 2017 vs May 2012
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 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 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9706 vs 6308

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

  • Around 81% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 77 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2026 vs 1006
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 77 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2026 vs 1006

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1006
2026
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9706
6308
Name Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1006 2026
PassMark - CPU mark 9706 6308
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 796
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3067
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 35.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.111
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3189
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3189

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Ivy Bridge
Launch date July 2017 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1989 1982
Processor Number 3106 E3-1245V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $462
Price now $607.59
Value for money (0-100) 4.42

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.70 GHz 3.40 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) 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 77°C
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
Transistor count 8000 million 1400 million
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm

Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 768 GB 32.77 GB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2133 DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 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 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 77 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S
PCIe configurations 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4

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 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.25 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 P4000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3