Core Ultra 7 164U vs Xeon Platinum 8256

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core Ultra 7 164U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	699	764
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.95	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Meteor Lake-U
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-SP (2019)	Meteor Lake-U (2023)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$7,007	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core Ultra 7 164U 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	8	14
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.8 GHz
Multiplier	38	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB (shared)	12 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	110 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core Ultra 7 164U 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	3647	Intel BGA 2551
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core Ultra 7 164U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core Ultra 7 164U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core Ultra 7 164U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core Ultra 7 164U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core Ultra 7 164U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	8

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.85	9.77
Recency	2 April 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	8	14
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	9 Watt

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