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).

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

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 6310

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 6310

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: 2028 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	2028 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

2028

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9706

6310

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1006	2028
PassMark - CPU mark	9706	6310
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	1893	1910
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