Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4116

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Intel Xeon Silver 4116

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Xeon Silver 4116 with 12 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

Released 1 years and 5 months late

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Intel Xeon Silver 4116 's Advantages

Lower TDP (85W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon Platinum 8256 +66%

1339

Intel Xeon Silver 4116

805

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon Platinum 8256

5871

Intel Xeon Silver 4116 +16%

6869

Xeon Platinum 8256

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Intel Xeon Silver 4116

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Jul 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Skylake-SP

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Xeon Silver (Skylake-SP)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

85 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

12

8

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

21.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

16.5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

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