[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the [Quad 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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[Quad 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, Intel Xeon Gold 6256 CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 4.91

Overall Rank:
134th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $15,600.00 USD Total for 4 CPUs (2025-08-25)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

76542

Single Thread Rating

2681

Samples: 1*
*Margin for error: High

^#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 [Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	369,243 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	233,498 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	458 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	203,171 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	41,065 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,589,100 KBytes/Sec
Physics	7,172 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	124,917 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,681 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz		76,542
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,826
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,233
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,252
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.31
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.68
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.35
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz		4.91
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,954
[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz		2,681
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,369
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,780
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328

Last 1 Baselines for [Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1540933 - Mar 29 2022		76542

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Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz		76,542
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		82,885 (+8.3%)
AMD EPYC 7702 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		69,060 (-9.8%)
AMD EPYC 7V12 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		70,622 (-7.7%)
AMD EPYC 7H12 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		69,633 (-9.0%)
AMD EPYC 4585PX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		68,552 (-10.4%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		62,338 (-18.6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		60,069 (-21.5%)
AMD EPYC 7552 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		57,414 (-25.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		94,898 (+24.0%)
AMD EPYC 7763 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		84,440 (+10.3%)
AMD EPYC 7713 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		83,018 (+8.5%)
AMD EPYC 7643 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		76,259 (-0.4%)

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