Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1456 vs 1013

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1456 vs 1013

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 73°C
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10181 vs 8753

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 73°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10181 vs 8753

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1456

1013

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8753

10181

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
PassMark - Single thread mark	1456	1013
PassMark - CPU mark	8753	10181
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	616
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3153

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'16	July 2017
Place in performance rating	1932	1955
Processor Number	E5-2623V4	3106
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	77°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache		11264 KB (shared)
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR4-2133
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	85 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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)