Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Opteron 6320

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

AMD Opteron 6320

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Opteron 6320 with 8 cores 2.8GHz . 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 6 years and 1 months late

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16.5MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 115W)

Opteron 6320 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 4)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon Platinum 8256 +198%

1339

Opteron 6320

448

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon Platinum 8256 +106%

5871

Opteron 6320

2841

Xeon Platinum 8256

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Opteron 6320

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Nov 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Abu Dhabi

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket G34

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Opteron (Abu Dhabi)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

2.4 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

115 W

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Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

-

Die Size

2x315 mm²

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

14.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

384 KB

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per module

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB per die

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

4

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR3-1866

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

2

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