Atom x5-Z8350 vs Xeon Bronze 3106
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Bronze 3106 outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by a whopping 543% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Bronze 3106 and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1404 | 2712 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.19 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Bronze | 5x Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Cherry Trail (2016) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (6 years ago) | 8 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $306 | no data |
| Current price | $194 (0.6x MSRP) | $165 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Bronze 3106 and Atom x5-Z8350 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.44 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.92 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 11 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Bronze 3106 and Atom x5-Z8350 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | UTFCBGA592 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Atom x5-Z8350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | no data |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | - |
| Status | Launched | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon Bronze 3106 and Atom x5-Z8350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Atom x5-Z8350 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2133 | 4 GB |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 102.403 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics |
| Max video memory | no data | 2 GB |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 500 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Bronze 3106 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 1920x1080 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Atom x5-Z8350.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 1 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
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 Bronze 3106 outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 543% 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%
Xeon Bronze 3106 outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 548% 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%
Xeon Bronze 3106 outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 310% 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%
Xeon Bronze 3106 outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 687% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.73 | 0.58 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 8 February 2016 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
The Xeon Bronze 3106 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8350 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Bronze 3106 is a server/workstation processor while Atom x5-Z8350 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Bronze 3106 and Atom x5-Z8350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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