Xeon Platinum 8256 vs E7-8880 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E7-8880 v3
2015
18 cores / 36 threads, 150 Watt
11.70
+8.6%
Xeon Platinum 8256
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
10.77

Xeon E7-8880 v3 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8256 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8256 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking677732
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.88
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency7.769.53
Architecture codenameHaswell-EX (2015)Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$7,007

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8880 v3 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads368
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data38
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache45 MB (shared)16.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature77 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8880 v3 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 configuration88 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8880 v3 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+-
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8880 v3 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 E7-8880 v3 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 E7-8880 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8256. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1.5 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth85 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 E7-8880 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8256.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes3248

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 E7-8880 v3 11.70
+8.6%
Xeon Platinum 8256 10.77

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 E7-8880 v3 18244
+8.7%
Xeon Platinum 8256 16787

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.70 10.77
Recency 1 June 2015 2 April 2019
Physical cores 18 4
Threads 36 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon E7-8880 v3 has a 8.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 350% more physical cores and 350% more threads.

Xeon Platinum 8256, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E7-8880 v3 and Xeon Platinum 8256.


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