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Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 vs Intel Xeon Bronze 3106. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2015
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Released
Q3/2017
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Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 or Intel Xeon Bronze 3106? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 80 W. Released in Q4/2015.

Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 has a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 85 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    375 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 54% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    80 W left arrow 85 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    259 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    345 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    51 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    204 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    72 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    198 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    470 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1039 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    921 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    517 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    646 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    346 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    628 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    296 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    718 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E3 left arrow Intel Xeon Bronze
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E3 v5 left arrow Intel Xeon Bronze 3100
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.70 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    80 W left arrow 85 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 11.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Skylake
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q4/2015 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 and Intel Xeon Bronze 3106.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
172
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
75
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
866
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
575
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4536
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
1916
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
16602
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
11397
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
2.09
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
0.88
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
9.67
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
6.12
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
11630
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
6889
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106

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