Centaur CHA vs Xeon Platinum 8256

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VIA Centaur CHA

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

We compared two server CPUs: Centaur CHA with 8 cores 1.2GHz and Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Centaur CHA 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 4)

Lower TDP (70W vs 105W)

Xeon Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Released 117 years and 11 months late

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 1.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16.5MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 16nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Centaur CHA

786

Xeon Platinum 8256 +70%

1339

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Centaur CHA

3982

Xeon Platinum 8256 +47%

5871

Centaur CHA

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Xeon Platinum 8256

General Parameters

Jan 1901

Release Date

Dec 2018

VIA

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

CHA

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-SP

VIA Socket 2084

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

CHA (CNS)

Generation

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Package

-

Transistor Count

8 billions

16 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

70 W

Power Consumption

105 W

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

195 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

1.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

12.0

Multiplier

38.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 KB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

16.5 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4

4

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

44

PCIe Lanes

-

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