Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 and Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 120 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 16 more threads: 24 vs 8
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 82% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 24 vs 8
L1 cache 768 KB vs 256 KB
L3 cache 30 MB vs 16.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Name Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 2336
PassMark - CPU mark 16787
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7451

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Haswell-EP
Launch date 11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $8030
Place in performance rating 918 922
Processor Number 8256 E5-2678 v3
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3

Performance

Base frequency 3.80 GHz 2500 MHz
L1 cache 256 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 16.5 MB 30 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 72°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 12
Number of threads 8 24
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI

Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 LGA2011-3 (R3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S8S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions 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
Speed Shift technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® TSX-NI

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)