Intel Xeon Gold 6256 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5320

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6256 and Intel Xeon Gold 5320 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 Gold 5320

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2634 vs 2064

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2634 vs 2064

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5320

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 26 vs 12
28 more threads: 52 vs 24
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 18% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
6x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1 TB
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64917 vs 46766

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	26 vs 12
Number of threads	52 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	39 MB vs 33 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	64917 vs 46766

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6256
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5320

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2634

2064

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46766

64917

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6256	Intel Xeon Gold 5320
PassMark - Single thread mark	2634	2064
PassMark - CPU mark	46766	64917

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6256	Intel Xeon Gold 5320
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q1'20	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$4466	$1792
Place in performance rating	379	383
Processor Number	6256	5320
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.20 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB	39 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	12	26
Number of threads	24	52
L1 cache		1664 KB
L2 cache		26 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	185 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	S4S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)