Xeon Platinum 8256 vs E5-2683 v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2683 v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
11.00
+4.1%
Xeon Platinum 8256
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
10.57

Xeon E5-2683 v4 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8256 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8256 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking712741
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.761.68
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency8.689.53
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Cascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)11 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,846$7,007

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2683 v4 has 64% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8256.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2683 v4 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads328
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2138
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache40 MB16.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature84 °C72 °C
Number of transistors7200 Million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2683 v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8256. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8256 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8256 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8256. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1.5 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8256.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4048

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.

Xeon E5-2683 v4 11.00
+4.1%
Xeon Platinum 8256 10.57

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.

Xeon E5-2683 v4 17470
+4.1%
Xeon Platinum 8256 16787

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.00 10.57
Recency 20 June 2016 11 December 2018
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 32 8
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon E5-2683 v4 has a 4.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Xeon Platinum 8256, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2683 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8256.


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