Xeon Bronze 3106 vs A10-5800K
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Bronze 3106 outperforms A10-5800K by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2247 | 1731 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.35 | 0.53 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | Intel Xeon Bronze |
| Power efficiency | 0.71 | 1.63 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 11 July 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $122 | $306 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Bronze 3106 has 51% better value for money than A10-5800K.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
A10-5800K 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 17 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 11 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 77 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-5800K 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 | FM2 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 85 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and Xeon Bronze 3106. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
A10-5800K and Xeon Bronze 3106 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Xeon Bronze 3106 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Xeon Bronze 3106. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2133 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 102.403 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7660D (800 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and Xeon Bronze 3106.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-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 | 1.68 | 3.26 |
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 11 July 2017 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 85 Watt |
Xeon Bronze 3106 has a 94% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 17.6% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A10-5800K in performance tests.
Note that A10-5800K is a desktop processor while Xeon Bronze 3106 is a server/workstation one.
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