Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4310

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Intel Xeon Silver 4310

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Xeon Silver 4310 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

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (105W vs 120W)

Intel Xeon Silver 4310 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (2667 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16.5MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon Platinum 8256 +47%

1339

Intel Xeon Silver 4310

905

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon Platinum 8256

5871

Intel Xeon Silver 4310 +2%

6024

Xeon Platinum 8256

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Intel Xeon Silver 4310

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Apr 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Ice Lake-SP

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

Intel Socket 4189

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Xeon Silver (Ice Lake-SP)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

82 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.3 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

18 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR4-2667

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

4

-

PCIe Lanes

64

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