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).

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

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: 2203 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	2203 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 7980

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 7980

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2203

1006

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7980

9706

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
PassMark - Single thread mark	2203	1006
PassMark - CPU mark	7980	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	1916	1893
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)