Xeon Bronze 3106 vs Pentium B970

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B970
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.70
Xeon Bronze 3106
2017
8 cores / 8 threads, 85 Watt
3.73
+433%

Xeon Bronze 3106 outperforms Pentium B970 by a whopping 433% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B970 and Xeon Bronze 3106 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26141403
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.22
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Xeon Bronze
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)11 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$125$306
Current price$174 (1.4x MSRP)$194 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium B970 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)11 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C77 °C
Number of transistors504 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B970 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCPGA988FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B970 and Xeon Bronze 3106. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA+no data
AVXno data+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSXno data+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Pentium B970 and Xeon Bronze 3106 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B970 and Xeon Bronze 3106 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B970 and Xeon Bronze 3106. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size16 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B970 and Xeon Bronze 3106 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B970 and Xeon Bronze 3106.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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.

Pentium B970 0.70
Xeon Bronze 3106 3.73
+433%

Xeon Bronze 3106 outperforms Pentium B970 by 433% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium B970 1082
Xeon Bronze 3106 5773
+434%

Xeon Bronze 3106 outperforms Pentium B970 by 434% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium B970 356
Xeon Bronze 3106 558
+56.7%

Xeon Bronze 3106 outperforms Pentium B970 by 57% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium B970 573
Xeon Bronze 3106 2950
+415%

Xeon Bronze 3106 outperforms Pentium B970 by 415% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 3.73
Recency 1 January 2012 11 July 2017
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Cost $125 $306
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 85 Watt

The Xeon Bronze 3106 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B970 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium B970 is a notebook processor while Xeon Bronze 3106 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium B970 and Xeon Bronze 3106, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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