Intel Xeon Gold 6256 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6256 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 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 Platinum 8268

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2637 vs 2272

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2637 vs 2272

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 64°C
Around 8% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 58264 vs 46324

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 64°C
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 33 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	58264 vs 46324

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6256
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8268

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2637

2272

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46324

58264

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6256	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
PassMark - Single thread mark	2637	2272
PassMark - CPU mark	46324	58264

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6256	Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q1'20	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$4466	$6302
Place in performance rating	383	381
Processor Number	6256	8268
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.90 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	12	24
Number of threads	24	48
L1 cache		1.5 MB
L2 cache		24 MB
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	205 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	S8S
PCIe configurations		1x16, x8, x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)