Intel Xeon E5 2690 vs Xeon Platinum 8256

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Intel Xeon E5-2690

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2690 with 8 cores 2.9GHz 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 2690 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16.5MB)

Xeon Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (4 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.9GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 135W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2690

1084

Xeon Platinum 8256 +23%

1339

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2690 +62%

9549

Xeon Platinum 8256

5871

Intel Xeon E5 2690

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Xeon Platinum 8256

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Dec 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EP

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-SP

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Generation

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Package

2.27 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

135 W

Power Consumption

105 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

435 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29.0

Multiplier

38.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16.5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4

4

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

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