Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Intel Xeon Platinum series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 3647 socket and was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156.

Name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
Family: Intel Xeon Platinum
CPU group: Intel Xeon Platinum 8100
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 is 3.60 GHz (3.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 8
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 3.70 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to memory in 6 (Hexa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 6 (Hexa Channel)
Bandwidth: --
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 48
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 105 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 17.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 17.00 MB
Architecture: Skylake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q3/2017
Release price: 7000 $
Part Number: --
Documents: --

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
163
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
163
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
163
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
162
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
162
Intel Core i5-8305G Intel Core i5-8305G
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
162
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
162
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-9400H Intel Core i5-9400H
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
834
Intel Core i7-7920HQ Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
830
Intel Core i7-8809G Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
830
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
827
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
827
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
821
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
821
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-9500T Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
4205
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
4198
Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1575M v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
4168
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4167
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4167
Intel Core i7-8550U Intel Core i7-8550U
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
4162
Intel Xeon Gold 6128 Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
4161
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-8705G Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
15575
Intel Core i7-8706G Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
15575
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
15575
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
15538
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
15538
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
15429
Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
15364
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-7600T Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1.93
Intel Core i7-7660U Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1.92
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1.92
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1.91
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1.91
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1.91
Intel Xeon Gold 6128 Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
1.91
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
9.18
Intel Core i7-6700 Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
9.12
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.80 GHz
9.1
Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
9.09
Intel Xeon Gold 5122 Intel Xeon Gold 5122
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
9.09
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
9.06
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
9.06
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