IntelServer CPU · 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable
Xeon Platinum 8256
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 is a Cascade Lake server processor with 4/8 cores/threads. Its best published SPEC CPU 2017 result works out to 35.2 SPECrate2017_int_base per socket.
Specifications
SPEC disclosure + Wikipedia| Architecture | Cascade Lake |
|---|---|
| Process | Intel 14 nm |
| Cores / threads | 4/8 |
| Base clock | 3.8 GHz |
| Max boost | 3.9 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16.5 MB |
| TDP | 105 W |
| Socket | LGA 3647 |
| Max sockets | — |
| Memory | 6-ch DDR4 |
| Launch | Apr 2019 |
SPEC CPU 2017 result
Best of 36 published| SPECrate®2017_int_base per socket | 35.2 Derived by HardwareLadder: system result ÷ chips. Not an official SPEC metric. |
|---|---|
| SPECrate®2017_int_base (system) | 70.4 |
| Chips in tested system | 2 |
| Tested system | New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. — H3C UniServer R4900 G3 (Intel Xeon Platinum 8256) |
| Published | Aug 2021 |
| Published results for this CPU | 36 |
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