Intel Xeon Gold 6256 vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6256 and Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2637 vs 2110

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2637 vs 2110

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 64°C
3x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1 TB
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68717 vs 46324

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 64°C
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68717 vs 46324

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6256
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2637

2110

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46324

68717

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6256	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2637	2110
PassMark - CPU mark	46324	68717

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6256	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'20	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$4466
Place in performance rating	430	411
Processor Number	6256	E7-8890V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.20 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	12	24
Number of threads	24	48
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	3 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	S8S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)