EPYC 9554 vs Xeon Gold 6256

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6256
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 205 Watt
29.44
EPYC 9554
2022
64 cores / 128 threads, 360 Watt
69.99
+138%

EPYC 9554 outperforms Xeon Gold 6256 by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6256 and EPYC 9554 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1468
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.13
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency13.5918.40
Architecture codenameno dataGenoa (2022−2023)
Release date1 January 2020 (4 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$9,087

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6256 and EPYC 9554 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads24128
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Multiplierno data31
L1 cacheno data4 MB
L2 cacheno data64 MB
L3 cache33 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data8x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data52,560 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6256 and EPYC 9554 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 configurationno data2
SocketFCLGA3647SP5
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6256 and EPYC 9554. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6256 and EPYC 9554 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6256 and EPYC 9554 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6256 and EPYC 9554. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6256 and EPYC 9554.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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 Gold 6256 29.44
EPYC 9554 69.99
+138%

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 Gold 6256 46767
EPYC 9554 111182
+138%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.44 69.99
Recency 1 January 2020 10 November 2022
Physical cores 12 64
Threads 24 128
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon Gold 6256 has 75.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9554, on the other hand, has a 137.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 433.3% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9554 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6256 in performance tests.


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