Xeon E5-4650 v4 vs Platinum 8256

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8256
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
10.57
+5.7%
Xeon E5-4650 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
10.00

Xeon Platinum 8256 outperforms Xeon E5-4650 v4 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon E5-4650 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking741775
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.681.09
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency9.539.01
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date11 December 2018 (6 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,007$3,838

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8256 has 54% better value for money than Xeon E5-4650 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon E5-4650 v4 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads828
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier3822
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3.5 MB
L3 cache16.5 MB (shared)35 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C80 °C
Number of transistors8,000 million4700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon E5-4650 v4 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)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon E5-4650 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon E5-4650 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon E5-4650 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon E5-4650 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TB1.5 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon E5-4650 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Xeon Platinum 8256 10.57
+5.7%
Xeon E5-4650 v4 10.00

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8256 16787
+5.7%
Xeon E5-4650 v4 15883

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.57 10.00
Recency 11 December 2018 20 June 2016
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 8 28

Xeon Platinum 8256 has a 5.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Xeon E5-4650 v4, on the other hand, has 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon E5-4650 v4.


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