EPYC 7452 vs Xeon Bronze 3106

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3106 and EPYC 7452 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1403	145
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.68	14.69
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Bronze	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	7 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$306	$2,025
Current price	$140 (0.5x MSRP)	$1470 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7452 has 69% better value for money than Xeon Bronze 3106.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3106 and EPYC 7452 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	8	64
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.35 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB (shared)	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3106 and EPYC 7452 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)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and EPYC 7452. 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	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3106 and EPYC 7452 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 Xeon Bronze 3106 and EPYC 7452 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and EPYC 7452. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.403 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and EPYC 7452.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

EPYC 7452 outperforms Xeon Bronze 3106 by 676% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.73	28.94
Recency	11 July 2017	7 August 2019
Physical cores	8	32
Threads	8	64
Cost	$306	$2025
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	155 Watt

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