Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Intel Xeon E 2124

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Intel Xeon E-2124

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Xeon E 2124 with 4 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon Platinum 8256 's Advantages

Released 7 months late

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16.5MB vs 8MB)

Intel Xeon E 2124 's Advantages

Lower TDP (72W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon Platinum 8256

1339

Intel Xeon E 2124 +6%

1426

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon Platinum 8256 +40%

5871

Intel Xeon E 2124

4184

Xeon Platinum 8256

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Intel Xeon E 2124

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

May 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake-S

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

Intel Socket 1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Xeon E (Coffee Lake)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

1.4 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

72 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

126 mm²

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

34.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR4

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

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PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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