Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Xeon Gold 6538N with 32 cores 2.1GHz . 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 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 270W)

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N 's Advantages

Released 5 years late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (60MB vs 16.5MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon Platinum 8256

1339

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N +1%

1353

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon Platinum 8256

5871

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N +152%

14831

Xeon Platinum 8256

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Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Dec 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Emerald Rapids

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Xeon Gold (Emerald Rapids-SP)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

270 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

2x763 mm²

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

4

Total Core Count

32

8

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

21.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

60 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

80

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