Intel Xeon Silver 4310 vs Xeon Platinum 8256

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Intel Xeon Silver 4310

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Silver 4310 with 12 cores 2.1GHz 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 Silver 4310 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (2667 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16.5MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Xeon Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 120W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon Silver 4310

905

Xeon Platinum 8256 +47%

1339

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon Silver 4310 +2%

6024

Xeon Platinum 8256

5871

Intel Xeon Silver 4310

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Xeon Platinum 8256

General Parameters

Apr 2021

Release Date

Dec 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Ice Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-SP

Intel Socket 4189

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Silver (Ice Lake-SP)

Generation

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Package

-

Transistor Count

8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

120 W

Power Consumption

105 W

82 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

Intel

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

12

Total Core Count

4

24

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

38.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

18 MB shared

L3 Cache

16.5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2667

Memory Types

DDR4

8

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

4

PCIe Version

-

64

PCIe Lanes

-

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