Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U vs Xeon Gold 6256

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6256 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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 dataHawk Point (2024)
Release date1 January 2020 (4 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6256 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6256 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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
SocketFCLGA3647FP7
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6256 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. 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 dataAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6256 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2020 16 April 2024
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon Gold 6256 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 632.1% lower power consumption.

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