Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Xeon E5 2650 v4

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v4

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Xeon E5 2650 v4 with 12 cores 2.2GHz . 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 2 years and 9 months late

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.2GHz)

Xeon E5 2650 v4 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16.5MB)

Score

Xeon Platinum 8256

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Xeon E5 2650 v4

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Mar 2016

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Broadwell-EP

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

Intel Socket 2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Broadwell-EP)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

3.4 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

105 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

246 mm²

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.2 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.9 GHz

4

Total Core Count

12

8

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

22.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

16.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

40

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