Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Intel Xeon E5 2667

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Intel Xeon E5-2667

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2667 with 6 cores 2.9GHz . 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 6 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (4 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16.5MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 130W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon Platinum 8256 +21%

1339

Intel Xeon E5 2667

1106

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon Platinum 8256

5871

Intel Xeon E5 2667

5866

Xeon Platinum 8256

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Intel Xeon E5 2667

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Mar 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EP

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

2.27 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

130 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

435 mm²

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

29.0

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

15 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR3

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

3

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