Xeon W-3265M vs Platinum 8260M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8260M
2018
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
21.39
Xeon W-3265M
2019
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
21.50
+0.5%

Xeon W-3265M outperforms Xeon Platinum 8260M by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260M and Xeon W-3265M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking255253
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.955.90
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency12.279.93
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date11 December 2018 (6 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,705$6,353

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3265M has 49% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8260M.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260M and Xeon W-3265M 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4848
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2427
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)24 MB
L3 cache35.75 MB (shared)33 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C78 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260M and Xeon W-3265M 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260M and Xeon W-3265M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® 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 8260M and Xeon W-3265M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8260M and Xeon W-3265M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8260M and Xeon W-3265M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size2 TB2 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 8260M and Xeon W-3265M.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 8260M 21.39
Xeon W-3265M 21.50
+0.5%

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 8260M 33970
Xeon W-3265M 34147
+0.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.39 21.50
Recency 11 December 2018 3 June 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8260M has 24.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3265M, on the other hand, has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Platinum 8260M and Xeon W-3265M.


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