Xeon Gold 6256 vs Platinum 8160T

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160T and Xeon Gold 6256 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data13.59
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)no data
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)1 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,936no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160T 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4824
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.5 MBno data
L2 cache24 MBno data
L3 cache33 MB33 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature93 °C64 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160T 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160T and Xeon Gold 6256. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160T 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 Platinum 8160T 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 Platinum 8160T and Xeon Gold 6256. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160T and Xeon Gold 6256.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 1 January 2020
Physical cores 24 12
Threads 48 24
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8160T has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 36.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6256, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

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