Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240L. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
Released
Q2/2019
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 or Intel Xeon Gold 6240L? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 18 Cores. Power consumption of 150 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 32% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    105 W left arrow 150 W

Positions in all rankings

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

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

    About 4.5 times more cores

    18 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6240L CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Platinum left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 18
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 36
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6240L and Intel Xeon Platinum 8256. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 and Intel Xeon Gold 6240L to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    105 W left arrow 150 W
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    16.50 MB left arrow 24.75 MB
  • Architecture
    Cascade Lake left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 and Intel Xeon Gold 6240L.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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