Xeon Platinum 8260 vs 3.20

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon 3.20
2003
1 core / 1 thread, 97 Watt
0.30
Xeon Platinum 8260
2018
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
19.10
+6267%

Xeon Platinum 8260 outperforms Xeon 3.20 by a whopping 6267% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 3.20 and Xeon Platinum 8260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3114307
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.00
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency0.2910.95
Architecture codenameGallatin (2003−2004)Cascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release dateOctober 2003 (21 year ago)11 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,702

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon 3.20 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 cores1 (Single-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads148
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache8 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB35.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nm14 nm
Die size237 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors286 million8,000 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 3.20 and Xeon Platinum 8260 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 configuration28 (Multiprocessor)
Socket604FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)97 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 3.20 and Xeon Platinum 8260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon 3.20 and Xeon Platinum 8260 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 3.20 and Xeon Platinum 8260 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 3.20 and Xeon Platinum 8260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 3.20 and Xeon Platinum 8260.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon 3.20 0.30
Xeon Platinum 8260 19.10
+6267%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon 3.20 478
Xeon Platinum 8260 30347
+6249%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.30 19.10
Physical cores 1 24
Threads 1 48
Chip lithography 130 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 97 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon 3.20 has 70.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8260, on the other hand, has a 6266.7% higher aggregate performance score, 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 3.20 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 3.20 and Xeon Platinum 8260, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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