Xeon Platinum 8256 vs i3-8000

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8000 and Xeon Platinum 8256 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	733
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.89
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	no data	9.52
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)
Release date	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$7,007

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8000 and Xeon Platinum 8256 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	38
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	16.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	72 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8000 and Xeon Platinum 8256 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	1151	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8000 and Xeon Platinum 8256. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i3-8000 and Xeon Platinum 8256 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8000 and Xeon Platinum 8256 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8000 and Xeon Platinum 8256. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 630

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8000 and Xeon Platinum 8256.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2018	2 April 2019
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

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