Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Intel Xeon W 2125

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Intel Xeon W-2125

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Xeon W 2125 with 4 cores 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 1 years and 4 months late

Larger L3 cache size (16.5MB vs 8.25MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 120W)

Intel Xeon W 2125 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 4)

Higher base frequency (4GHz vs 3.8GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon Platinum 8256

1339

Intel Xeon W 2125 +4%

1397

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon Platinum 8256 +16%

5871

Intel Xeon W 2125

5040

Xeon Platinum 8256

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Intel Xeon W 2125

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Aug 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Skylake-W

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

Intel Socket 2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Xeon W (Skylake-W)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

64 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

484 mm²

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

40.0

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

8.25 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

48

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