[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C 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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA 3647

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 24^# Threads: 48^#

Typical TDP: 165 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 4096 KB
L3 Cache: 36 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8255C CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
209th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

58130

Single Thread Rating

2322

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 [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	272,760 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	146,724 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	317 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	131,287 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	35,587 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,160,702 KBytes/Sec
Physics	4,273 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	72,808 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,322 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C @ 2.50GHz		58,130
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,818
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,745
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS		28,602
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,564
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		19,164
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,101
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,739
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,274

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		80.68
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.59
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.22
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C @ 2.50GHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS		NA
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of October 2026 - 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 7 PRO 8845HS		3,764
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,358
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C @ 2.50GHz		2,322
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		2,067
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,929
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,782
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,720
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,326

Last 2 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2835072 - Aug 14 2025 [Excluded]		10414
BL5099402 - Jul 24 2025		58130

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C @ 2.50GHz
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C @ 2.50GHz		58,130
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C		65,823 (+13.2%)
AMD EPYC 74F3 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C		60,666 (+4.4%)
AMD EPYC 7443 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C		56,743 (-2.4%)
AMD EPYC 7473X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C		59,280 (+2.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C		48,852 (-16.0%)
AMD EPYC 7443P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C		56,984 (-2.0%)
AMD EPYC 7453 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C		48,453 (-16.6%)
AMD EPYC 7573X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C		68,350 (+17.6%)
AMD EPYC 9254 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C		64,001 (+10.1%)
AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C		52,143 (-10.3%)
AMD EPYC 7413 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C		50,641 (-12.9%)
Intel Xeon W-3345 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8255C		48,140 (-17.2%)

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