Xeon Platinum 8256 vs AMD EPYC 4124P

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

AMD EPYC 4124P

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and AMD EPYC 4124P with 4 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 4124P 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16.5MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

Score

Xeon Platinum 8256

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AMD EPYC 4124P

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

May 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Raphael

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

EPYC (Zen 4 (Raphael))

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

6.57 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

61 °C

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

122 mm²

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

38.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

28

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