Intel Xeon E3 1235L v5 vs Xeon 6556P B
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1235L v5 with 4 cores 2GHz and Xeon 6556P B with 36 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E3 1235L v5 's Advantages
Lower TDP (25W vs 215W)
Xeon 6556P B 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)
Higher base frequency (2.3GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (144MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Score
General Parameters
Oct 2015
Release Date
Feb 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Skylake-DT
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Intel Socket 1151
Socket
Intel BGA 4368
HD Graphics P530
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E3 (Skylake-DT)
Generation
Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids-D)
Package
1.75 billions
Transistor Count
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
25 W
Power Consumption
215 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
122 mm²
Die Size
598 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
10 nm
CPU Performance
2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
36
4
Total Thread Count
72
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20.0
Multiplier
23.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
144 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
-
AVX-512 FMA Ports
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3,DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
1.13 TB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
5
16
PCIe Lanes
32
