Xeon Gold 6234 vs Platinum 8256

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8256
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
10.57
Xeon Gold 6234
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
11.18
+5.8%

Xeon Gold 6234 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8256 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Gold 6234 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking741701
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.686.28
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency9.538.14
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date11 December 2018 (6 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,007$2,214

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6234 has 274% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8256.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Gold 6234 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3833
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache16.5 MB (shared)24.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °C79 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Gold 6234 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Gold 6234. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Gold 6234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Gold 6234 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Gold 6234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Gold 6234.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 Platinum 8256 10.57
Xeon Gold 6234 11.18
+5.8%

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 Platinum 8256 16787
Xeon Gold 6234 17752
+5.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.57 11.18
Recency 11 December 2018 2 April 2019
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8256 has 23.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6234, on the other hand, has a 5.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Gold 6234.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Gold 6234, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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