Intel Xeon X7550 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7550 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon X7550

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X7550

8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.40 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1067 vs 1006

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1067 vs 1006

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 45 nm
640796.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9706 vs 7873

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	77°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	11264 KB (shared) vs 18 MB L3 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9706 vs 7873

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7550
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1067

1006

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7873

9706

Name	Intel Xeon X7550	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
PassMark - Single thread mark	1067	1006
PassMark - CPU mark	7873	9706

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7550	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Essentials
Architecture codename	Nehalem EX	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'10	July 2017
Place in performance rating	1974	1977
Processor Number	X7550	3106
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s
L3 cache	18 MB L3 Cache	11264 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	77°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	8
64 bit support
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR4-2133
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA1567	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	85 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
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® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S