Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6256 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 Platinum 8352Y

Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 45% 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 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68643 vs 46324

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	48 MB vs 33 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68643 vs 46324

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2637 vs 1913

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2637 vs 1913

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6256

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1913

2637

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68643

46324

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6256
PassMark - Single thread mark	1913	2637
PassMark - CPU mark	68643	46324

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6256
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q1'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$3995	$4466
Place in performance rating	396	386
Processor Number	8352Y	6256
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	32 MB
L3 cache	48 MB	33 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	64°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	32	12
Number of threads	64	24
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	205 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)