EPYC 4464P vs Xeon Platinum 8256

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 4464P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	732	134
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.88	66.31
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	9.52	27.52
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)	Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	21 May 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$7,007	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 4464P has 3427% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8256.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 4464P 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	24
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5.4 GHz
Multiplier	38	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	13,140 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 4464P 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	FCLGA3647	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 4464P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 4464P 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 Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 4464P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 4464P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	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

N/A

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 4464P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	28

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.61	30.66
Recency	2 April 2019	21 May 2024
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	8	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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