Xeon Platinum 8256 vs E5-2697 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8256 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	575	741
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.70	1.67
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	8.59	9.53
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Cascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	11 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,702	$7,007

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2697 v4 has 62% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8256.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 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 cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	36	8
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	38
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4.5 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	16.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8256. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 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 E5-2697 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 E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8256. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Xeon Platinum 8256.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.16	10.57
Recency	20 June 2016	11 December 2018
Physical cores	18	4
Threads	36	8
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	105 Watt

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