Intel Xeon W-2195 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2195 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 W-2195

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2195

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
Around 105% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2443 vs 1006
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27907 vs 9706

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2017 vs July 2017
Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25344 KB (shared) vs 11264 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2443 vs 1006
PassMark - CPU mark	27907 vs 9706

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 77°C vs 66 °C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 65% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 66 °C
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2195
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2443

1006

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27907

9706

Name	Intel Xeon W-2195	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
PassMark - Single thread mark	2443	1006
PassMark - CPU mark	27907	9706

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2195	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	September 2017	July 2017
Place in performance rating	602	1892
Price now	$2,767.89
Processor Number	W-2195	3106
Series	Intel® Xeon® W Processor	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	2.66
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	25344 KB (shared)	11264 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	77°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	18	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	36	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0	2
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	512 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666	DDR4-2133
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	85 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	1
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)