Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 and Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 63°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date July 2017 vs September 2013
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature 77°C vs 63°C
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)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2

  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • Around 36% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 42% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1381 vs 1006
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12414 vs 9706
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared) vs 11264 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1381 vs 1006
PassMark - CPU mark 12414 vs 9706

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1006
1381
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9706
12414
Name Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1006 1381
PassMark - CPU mark 9706 12414
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2891

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 Intel Xeon E5-2630L v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date July 2017 September 2013
Place in performance rating 1989 2014
Processor Number 3106 E5-2630LV2
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.70 GHz 2.40 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) 15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 77°C 63°C
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of threads 8 12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
Transistor count 8000 million 1400 million
Bus Speed 7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2133 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 60 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 2S Only
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 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
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
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)