Xeon Bronze 3106 vs i7-9750HF
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-9750HF outperforms Xeon Bronze 3106 by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-9750HF and Xeon Bronze 3106 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1039 | 1503 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.99 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Bronze |
| Power efficiency | 13.97 | 4.01 |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-HR (2019) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $306 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i7-9750HF and Xeon Bronze 3106 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 17 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 11 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 77 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-9750HF and Xeon Bronze 3106 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1440 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9750HF and Xeon Bronze 3106. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-9750HF and Xeon Bronze 3106 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9750HF and Xeon Bronze 3106 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-9750HF and Xeon Bronze 3106. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133 | DDR4-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 41.8 GB/s | 102.403 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9750HF and Xeon Bronze 3106.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.68 | 3.62 |
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 11 July 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 85 Watt |
i7-9750HF has a 84.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more threads, and 88.9% lower power consumption.
Xeon Bronze 3106, on the other hand, has 33.3% more physical cores.
The Core i7-9750HF is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3106 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i7-9750HF is a notebook processor while Xeon Bronze 3106 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-9750HF and Xeon Bronze 3106, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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