Processor N95 vs Xeon Platinum 8256

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8256 and Processor N95 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	730	1606
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.89	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency	9.53	19.88
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$7,007	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8256 and Processor N95 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	38	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	16.5 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8256 and Processor N95 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	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Processor N95. 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	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8256 and Processor N95 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Processor N95 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Processor N95. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4, 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

Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Processor N95.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	9

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.97	3.27
Recency	2 April 2019	3 January 2023
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	15 Watt

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