Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 vs Intel Xeon E5-4620

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 and Intel Xeon E5-4620 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.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Intel Xeon E5-4620

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1013 vs 974

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2017 vs May 2012
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1013 vs 974

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 45% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11474 vs 10181

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L3 cache	16384 KB (shared) vs 11264 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11474 vs 10181

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1013

974

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10181

11474

Name	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	Intel Xeon E5-4620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1013	974
PassMark - CPU mark	10181	11474

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106	Intel Xeon E5-4620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	July 2017	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2011	2017
Processor Number	3106	E5-4620
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$400
Price now		$189
Value for money (0-100)		12.66
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.20 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)	16384 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	8	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Transistor count	8000 million	2270 million
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		42.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	4
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S Only
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® 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
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)