Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 vs Intel Xeon X5667

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 and Intel Xeon X5667 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

Intel Xeon X5667

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 288 GB
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2245 vs 1445
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16852 vs 8462

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 288 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245 vs 1445
PassMark - CPU mark	16852 vs 8462

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5667

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 82.9°C vs 71°C
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum core temperature	82.9°C vs 71°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5667

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2245

1445

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16852

8462

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156	Intel Xeon X5667
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245	1445
PassMark - CPU mark	16852	8462
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8156	Intel Xeon X5667
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q3'17	March 2010
Place in performance rating	953	961
Processor Number	8156	X5667
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$70
Value for money (0-100)		19.87
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.06 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C	82.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		239 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		1170 million
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	288 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	S8S
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 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-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)