EPYC Embedded 8534P vs Xeon Gold 6256

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6256 and EPYC Embedded 8534P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking144not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency13.59no data
Architecture codenameno dataSiena (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2020 (4 years ago)1 October 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6256 and EPYC Embedded 8534P 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 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data4x 73 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
Number of transistorsno data35,500 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6256 and EPYC Embedded 8534P 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 data1
SocketFCLGA3647SP6
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6256 and EPYC Embedded 8534P. 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 Embedded 8534P 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 Embedded 8534P 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 Embedded 8534P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
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 Gold 6256 and EPYC Embedded 8534P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4896

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2020 1 October 2024
Physical cores 12 64
Threads 24 128
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 200 Watt

EPYC Embedded 8534P has an age advantage of 4 years, 433.3% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 2.5% lower power consumption.

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