Xeon D-2798NT vs Bronze 3106

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3106 and Xeon D-2798NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1403	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.22	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Bronze	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$306	no data
Current price	$194 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3106 and Xeon D-2798NT 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	8	40
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	11 MB (shared)	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
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 Xeon D-2798NT 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)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Xeon D-2798NT. 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	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3106 and Xeon D-2798NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Xeon D-2798NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Xeon D-2798NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	102.403 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3106 and Xeon D-2798NT.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	1 January 2022
Physical cores	8	20
Threads	8	40
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	125 Watt

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