Intel Xeon E7-4850 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4850 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.

Intel Xeon E7-4850

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4850

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.40 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
2.7x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 768 GB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12053 vs 9706

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 768 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12053 vs 9706

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1006 vs 923

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1006 vs 923

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4850
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

923

1006

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12053

9706

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4850	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
PassMark - Single thread mark	923	1006
PassMark - CPU mark	12053	9706

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4850	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'11	July 2017
Place in performance rating	1903	1893
Processor Number	E7-4850	3106
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	77°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	10	8
Number of threads	20	8
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 size	2 TB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR4-2133
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	2
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	85 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	2S
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)