Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Ultra 7 155H
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 7 155H outperforms Xeon Platinum 8256 by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8256 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 434 | 742 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.65 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Meteor Lake-H | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 53.27 | 9.50 |
| Architecture codename | Meteor Lake-H (2023) | Cascade Lake-SP (2018) |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 11 December 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $503 | $7,007 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8256 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 22 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 38 |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 16.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 110 °C | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8256 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | Intel BGA 2049 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8256. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8256 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8256 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8256. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2250 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8256.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.67 | 10.48 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 11 December 2018 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 22 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 105 Watt |
Ultra 7 155H has a 49.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 175% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.
The Core Ultra 7 155H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8256 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core Ultra 7 155H is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8256 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8256, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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