Intel Xeon Silver 4106H: specs and benchmarks

Summary

Intel started Xeon Silver 4106H sales 1 July 2018. This is desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 8 cores and 16 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3000 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 85 Watt. It supports DDR4-2400 memory.

Primary Details

Xeon Silver 4106H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Server
Release date	1 July 2018 (5 years ago)

Detailed Specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	of 4.7 (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
L3 cache	11 MB	of 768 (EPYC 7373X)
Chip lithography	14 nm	of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
64 bit support	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4106H compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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.

Power consumption (TDP)

85 Watt

of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4106H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
vPro	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
Speed Shift	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+
TSX	+
Status	Launched

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+
EDB	+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+
EPT	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4106H's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	768 GB	of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels	6	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
ECC memory support	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	3.0	of 5 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes	48	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon Silver 4106H. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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