Xeon Platinum 8256 vs AMD EPYC 9645

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

AMD EPYC 9645

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and AMD EPYC 9645 with 96 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 320W)

AMD EPYC 9645 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (6000 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 16.5MB)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)

Score

Xeon Platinum 8256

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AMD EPYC 9645

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Oct 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Turin

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket SP5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

EPYC(Zen 5c (Turin))

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

320 W

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

mm²

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

96

-

Performance Core Threads

192

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

4

Total Core Count

96

8

Total Thread Count

192

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

23.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR5-6000

-

Max Memory Size

6 TB

Max Memory Channels

12

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

576 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD EPYC 9645

-

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

128

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