Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Opteron 6180 SE

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

AMD Opteron 6180 SE

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Opteron 6180 SE with 12 cores 2.5GHz . 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 7 years and 10 months late

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16.5MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 140W)

Opteron 6180 SE 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 4)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon Platinum 8256 +327%

1339

Opteron 6180 SE

313

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon Platinum 8256 +99%

5871

Opteron 6180 SE

2944

Xeon Platinum 8256

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Opteron 6180 SE

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Feb 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Magny-Cours

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket G34

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Opteron (Magny-Cours)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

1.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

140 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

64 °C

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

-

Die Size

2x346 mm²

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.5 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

4

Total Core Count

12

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

12.5

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

128 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

4

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

2

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