Xeon Bronze 3106 vs W-2102

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2102
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 120 Watt
3.31
Xeon Bronze 3106
2017
8 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
3.76
+13.6%

Xeon Bronze 3106 outperforms Xeon W-2102 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2102 and Xeon Bronze 3106 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15951486
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.284.40
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon Bronze
Power efficiency2.524.03
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$202$306

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2102 has 43% better value for money than Xeon Bronze 3106.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2102 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.9 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2917
L1 cache256 KB512 KB
L2 cache4 MB8 MB
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)11 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2102 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2102 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 Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon W-2102 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-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2102 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 W-2102 and Xeon Bronze 3106. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size512 GB768 GB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth76.805 GB/s102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2102 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 W-2102 3.31
Xeon Bronze 3106 3.76
+13.6%

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 W-2102 5073
Xeon Bronze 3106 5753
+13.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.31 3.76
Recency 29 August 2017 11 July 2017
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 85 Watt

Xeon W-2102 has an age advantage of 1 month.

Xeon Bronze 3106, on the other hand, has a 13.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 41.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Bronze 3106 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-2102 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2102 and Xeon Bronze 3106, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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