Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 vs Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 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, 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

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt

Launch date	July 2017 vs September 2013
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 82°C vs 77°C
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1583 vs 1013
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19010 vs 10181

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	82°C vs 77°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 11264 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1583 vs 1013
PassMark - CPU mark	19010 vs 10181

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1013

1583

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10181

19010

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1013	1583
PassMark - CPU mark	10181	19010
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		546
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.749
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		70.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.303

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	July 2017	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1953	1925
Processor Number	3106	E5-2670V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$927
Price now		$489
Value for money (0-100)		9.03
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.50 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)	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C	82°C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	8	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Transistor count	8000 million	1400 million
Bus Speed		8 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 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 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	115 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)