[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

Cores: 12^# Threads: 24^#

Typical TDP: 205 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 12 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 12 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 33 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6256 CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 7.02

Overall Rank:
229th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $6,597.90 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-03-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

46324

Single Thread Rating

2637

Samples: 8*
*Margin for error: Medium

^#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	184,203 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	115,698 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	213 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	101,875 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	20,490 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	794,513 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,055 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	60,181 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,637 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of June 2025

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of June 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz		46,324
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		40,160
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,163
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		35,253
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		33,696
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,044
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		25,215
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,413
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,290
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,392
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		6,994

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		82.16
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.87
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		45.90
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		30.13
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.29
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz		7.02
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,000
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,616
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,679
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz		2,637
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,010
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,935
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,791
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		1,092

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2346145 - Jan 16 2025		44942
BL2346107 - Jan 16 2025		45058
BL1841018 - Jun 16 2023		46525
BL1557546 - Apr 27 2022		46558
BL5011393 - Jan 25 2022		48456

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz
As of 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz		46,324
Intel Xeon W-3275M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		40,419 (-12.7%)
AMD EPYC 7F52 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		41,322 (-10.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		40,299 (-13.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		40,160 (-13.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		49,214 (+6.2%)
AMD EPYC 4464P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		47,433 (+2.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		46,427 (+0.2%)
AMD EPYC 7402 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		46,012 (-0.7%)
AMD EPYC 7452 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		45,707 (-1.3%)
AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		45,359 (-2.1%)
AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		43,759 (-5.5%)
AMD EPYC 7552 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		57,414 (+23.9%)

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