Xeon Bronze 3106 vs Gold 6130

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6130
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
13.00
+259%
Xeon Bronze 3106
2017
8 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
3.62

Xeon Gold 6130 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3106 by a whopping 259% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon Bronze 3106 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5861503
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.543.93
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Bronze
Power efficiency9.844.03
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,894$306

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6130 has 16% better value for money than Xeon Bronze 3106.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6130 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads328
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2117
L1 cache1 MB512 KB
L2 cache16 MB8 MB
L3 cache22 MB11 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °C77 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6130 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon Bronze 3106. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon Bronze 3106 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon Bronze 3106 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon Bronze 3106. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon Bronze 3106.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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.

Xeon Gold 6130 13.00
+259%
Xeon Bronze 3106 3.62

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.

Xeon Gold 6130 20647
+259%
Xeon Bronze 3106 5753

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.

Xeon Gold 6130 1052
+81.7%
Xeon Bronze 3106 579

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.

Xeon Gold 6130 6876
+118%
Xeon Bronze 3106 3151

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.00 3.62
Recency 25 April 2017 11 July 2017
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 8
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon Gold 6130 has a 259.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Xeon Bronze 3106, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6130 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3106 in performance tests.


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