Xeon E7-8870 v4 vs Gold 6256

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6256 and Xeon E7-8870 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	146	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	13.59	no data
Release date	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6256 and Xeon E7-8870 v4 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	24	40
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	9.6 GT/s
L3 cache	33 MB	50 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	76 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6256 and Xeon E7-8870 v4 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	no data	8
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6256 and Xeon E7-8870 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6256 and Xeon E7-8870 v4 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 Gold 6256 and Xeon E7-8870 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6256 and Xeon E7-8870 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	1 TB	3 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	85 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6256 and Xeon E7-8870 v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2020	1 April 2016
Physical cores	12	20
Threads	24	40
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	140 Watt

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