Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

  • Around 81% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2196 vs 1006
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2196 vs 1006

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9706 vs 7930
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9706 vs 7930

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2196
1006
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7930
9706
Name Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
PassMark - Single thread mark 2196 1006
PassMark - CPU mark 7930 9706
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 91.07
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.136

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Skylake
Launch date Q4'15 July 2017
Place in performance rating 1998 1989
Processor Number E3-1230V5 3106
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.40 GHz 1.70 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 8 8
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 11264 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 77°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
Transistor count 8000 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR4-2133
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Graphics

Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 0

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 85 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)