Xeon Gold 6256 vs E7-4830

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4830 and Xeon Gold 6256 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	553	126
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	33.64	12.75
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E7	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere (2010−2011)	no data
Release date	5 April 2011 (13 years ago)	1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,059	no data
Current price	$15.75 (0x MSRP)	$3900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E7-4830 has 164% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6256.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4830 and Xeon Gold 6256 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	8 (Octa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	16	24
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus support	6.4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	24 MB	33 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	513 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	64 °C
Number of transistors	2600 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4830 and Xeon Gold 6256 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	4	no data
Socket	LGA1567	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4830 and Xeon Gold 6256. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4830 and Xeon Gold 6256 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4830 and Xeon Gold 6256 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-4830 and Xeon Gold 6256. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	2 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.113 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4830 and Xeon Gold 6256.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Gold 6256 outperforms E7-4830 by 134% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.92	30.24
Recency	5 April 2011	1 January 2020
Physical cores	8	12
Threads	16	24
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	205 Watt

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