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[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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

[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: 5.90

Overall Rank:
261st fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $7,800.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-08-25)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
46001
Single Thread Rating
2648

Samples: 12*
*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 Math185,653 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math115,678 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers201 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting101,351 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption20,246 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression791,980 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,815 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions61,144 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,648 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of November 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of November 2025


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of November 2025.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$3,900.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz
 46,001
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 40,024
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 35,253
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 28,040
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,310
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,278
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,387
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 9,292
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.67
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.81
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.60
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 40.41
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 36.39
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 7.29
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz
 5.90
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,681
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz
 2,648
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,125
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 2,040
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,934
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,787
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
 1,093
Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2919143 - Sep 19 2025
45163
BL2919107 - Sep 19 2025
45160
BL2917236 - Sep 18 2025
45564
BL2917218 - Sep 18 2025
45530
BL2346145 - Jan 16 2025
44942
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 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz
 46,001
Intel Xeon W-3275M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256
 40,419 (-12.1%)
AMD EPYC 7F52 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256
 41,322 (-10.2%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256
 40,143 (-12.7%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256
 40,024 (-13.0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256
 35,081 (-23.7%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256
 56,854 (+23.6%)
AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256
 52,840 (+14.9%)
AMD EPYC 4465P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256
 50,253 (+9.2%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256
 49,718 (+8.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256
 48,654 (+5.8%)
AMD EPYC 4464P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256
 47,185 (+2.6%)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256
 46,769 (+1.7%)