Xeon Silver 4410Y vs Platinum 8256

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8256
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 105 Watt
10.57
Xeon Silver 4410Y
2023
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
15.36
+45.3%

Xeon Silver 4410Y outperforms Xeon Platinum 8256 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Silver 4410Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking741456
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.6863.10
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency9.539.69
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date11 December 2018 (6 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,007$573

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4410Y has 3656% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8256.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Silver 4410Y 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB (shared)30 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data78 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Silver 4410Y 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Silver 4410Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Silver 4410Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Silver 4410Y 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 Silver 4410Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
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 Silver 4410Y.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4880

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
Xeon Silver 4410Y 15.36
+45.3%

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
Xeon Silver 4410Y 24399
+45.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.57 15.36
Recency 11 December 2018 10 January 2023
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 24
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8256 has 42.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4410Y, on the other hand, has a 45.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon Silver 4410Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8256 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8256 and Xeon Silver 4410Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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