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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Intel Xeon W-1290TE. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
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Q2/2020
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Intel Xeon W-1290TE
Intel Xeon W-1290TE

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 or Intel Xeon W-1290TE? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Xeon W-1290TE has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 111% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    345 place
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    10 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-1290TE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    587 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
Intel Xeon W-1290TE Intel Xeon W-1290TE
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 left arrow Intel Xeon W-1200
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Platinum left arrow Intel Xeon W
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 10
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 1.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 10
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.9 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.9 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.2 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics P630
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1200 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon W-1290TE and Intel Xeon Platinum 8256. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 and Intel Xeon W-1290TE Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    105 W left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 and Intel Xeon W-1290TE, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cascade Lake left arrow Comet Lake W
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 20 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16.5 MB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q2/2020
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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