Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Xeon E7 8850

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Intel Xeon E7-8850

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8256 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Xeon E7 8850 with 10 cores 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 7 years and 8 months late

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 130W)

Xeon E7 8850 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 16.5MB)

Score

Xeon Platinum 8256

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Xeon E7 8850

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Apr 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Westmere-EX

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

Intel Socket 1567

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Xeon E7(Westmere-EX)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

130 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

513 mm²

CPU Performance

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

10

8

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

15.0

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

24 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

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