IntelServer CPU · 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable
Xeon Gold 6256
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 is a Cascade Lake server processor with 12/24 cores/threads. Its best published SPEC CPU 2017 result works out to 112.5 SPECrate2017_int_base per socket.
Specifications
SPEC disclosure + Wikipedia| Architecture | Cascade Lake |
|---|---|
| Process | Intel 14 nm |
| Cores / threads | 12/24 |
| Base clock | 3.6 GHz |
| Max boost | 4.5 GHz |
| L3 cache | 33 MB |
| TDP | 205 W |
| Socket | LGA 3647 |
| Max sockets | — |
| Memory | 6-ch DDR4 |
| Launch | Feb 2020 |
SPEC CPU 2017 result
Best of 16 published| SPECrate®2017_int_base per socket | 112.5 Derived by HardwareLadder: system result ÷ chips. Not an official SPEC metric. |
|---|---|
| SPECrate®2017_int_base (system) | 225 |
| Chips in tested system | 2 |
| Tested system | ASUSTeK Computer Inc. — ASUS RS720-E9(Z11PP-D24) Server System (3.60 GHz, Intel Xeon Gold 6256) |
| Published | Nov 2020 |
| Published results for this CPU | 16 |
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