Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 vs AMD EPYC 9254
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 | AMD EPYC 9254 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Platinum 8256 or AMD EPYC 9254 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 was released in Q2/2019. The AMD EPYC 9254 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.15 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9254 was released in Q4/2022. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum (89) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 9004 (21) |
| 2 | Generation | 4 |
| Cascade Lake | Architecture | Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | AMD EPYC 9255 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz (3.90 GHz). The AMD EPYC 9254 has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.15 GHz). |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9254 |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 8 | Threads | 48 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.80 GHz | Frequency | 2.90 GHz |
| 3.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.15 GHz |
| 3.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.90 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9254 can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9254 |
| DDR4-2933 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
| 1024 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
| 6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 12 |
| 140.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | 24.00 MB |
| 16.50 MB | L3 Cache | 128.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| 48 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
| 47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 504.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 has a TDP of 105 W, that of the AMD EPYC 9254 is 200 W. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9254 |
| 105 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 200 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 240 W |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 has a 16.50 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 9254 cache has a total of 152.00 MB. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 9254 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI |
| LGA 3647 | Socket | SP5 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 |
| Q2/2019 | Release date | Q4/2022 |
| 7010 $ | Release price | 2299 $ |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 4.15 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 4.15 GHz |
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