Intel Xeon E5 2430 vs Xeon Platinum 8256

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Intel Xeon E5-2430

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2430 with 6 cores 2.2GHz 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

Intel Xeon E5 2430 's Advantages

Lower TDP (95W vs 105W)

Xeon Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (4 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16.5MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2430

494

Xeon Platinum 8256 +171%

1339

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2430

2231

Xeon Platinum 8256 +163%

5871

Intel Xeon E5 2430

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Xeon Platinum 8256

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Dec 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EN

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-SP

Intel Socket 1356

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EN)

Generation

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Package

1.27 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

105 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

294 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

22.0

Multiplier

38.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

16.5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

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