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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256

Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

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	917	921
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)