Intel Xeon E7450 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7450 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E7450

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7450

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1016 vs 1006
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9849 vs 9706

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1016 vs 1006
PassMark - CPU mark	9849 vs 9706

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 68°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
961194.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 90 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 68°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	11264 KB (shared) vs 12 MB L3 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 90 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7450
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1016

1006

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9849

9706

Name	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
PassMark - Single thread mark	1016	1006
PassMark - CPU mark	9849	9706

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'08	July 2017
Place in performance rating	1961	1977
Processor Number	E7450	3106
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz
Die size	503 mm2
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache	11264 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C	77°C
Number of cores	6	8
Transistor count	1900 million	8000 million
VID voltage range	0.900V-1.450V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		2.1 GHz
Number of threads		8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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)
Memory
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4-2133
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S