Xeon Gold 6256 vs Silver 4216

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4216
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 100 Watt
13.07
Xeon Gold 6256
2020
12 cores / 24 threads, 205 Watt
29.44
+125%

Xeon Gold 6256 outperforms Xeon Silver 4216 by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Gold 6256 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking582146
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.27no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency12.3613.58
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,002no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Gold 6256 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads3224
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.5 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1 MBno data
L2 cache16 MBno data
L3 cache22 MB33 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °C64 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Gold 6256 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Gold 6256. 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+no data
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 Silver 4216 and Xeon Gold 6256 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Gold 6256 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Gold 6256. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4216 and Xeon Gold 6256.

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 Silver 4216 13.07
Xeon Gold 6256 29.44
+125%

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 Silver 4216 20756
Xeon Gold 6256 46767
+125%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.07 29.44
Recency 2 April 2019 1 January 2020
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 32 24
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon Silver 4216 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 105% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6256, on the other hand, has a 125.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

The Xeon Gold 6256 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4216 in performance tests.


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