EPYC 9565 vs Xeon Platinum 8256

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 9565 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking742not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.69no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency9.48no data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Turin (2024)
Release date11 December 2018 (6 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,007$10,486

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 9565 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads8144
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.15 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data12x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 million99,780 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 9565 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)2
SocketFCLGA3647SP5
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 9565. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 9565 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 9565 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 9565. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and EPYC 9565.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes48128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2018 10 October 2024
Physical cores 4 72
Threads 8 144
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 400 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8256 has 281% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9565, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 1700% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

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