[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 @ 3.80GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 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 8256 @ 3.80GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 3.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4^# Threads: 8^#

Typical TDP: 105 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 17 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8256 CPU @ 3.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 1.12

Overall Rank:
471st fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $14,992.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2019-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

16787

Single Thread Rating

2336

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 8256 @ 3.80GHz

Integer Math	53,966 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	33,850 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	71 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	29,755 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	6,062 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	237,118 KBytes/Sec
Physics	968 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	20,528 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,336 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 @ 3.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of February 2026

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

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
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		17,230
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 @ 3.80GHz		16,787
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 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.29
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
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 @ 3.80GHz		1.12
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 19th 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
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,369
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 @ 3.80GHz		2,336
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 [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 @ 3.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1550300 - Apr 15 2022		16787

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Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 @ 3.80GHz
As of 19th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 @ 3.80GHz		16,787
Intel Xeon E-2374G @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256		13,726 (-18.2%)
Intel Xeon W-1350P @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256		19,611 (+16.8%)
Intel Xeon E-2386G @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256		19,468 (+16.0%)
Intel Xeon E-2356G @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256		18,459 (+10.0%)
Intel Xeon E-2336 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256		16,209 (-3.4%)
AMD EPYC 4124P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256		18,139 (+8.1%)
Intel Xeon W-11855M @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256		17,386 (+3.6%)
Intel Xeon E E-2434 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256		15,093 (-10.1%)
Intel Xeon W-1350 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256		18,741 (+11.6%)
Intel Xeon E-2378 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256		17,151 (+2.2%)
Intel Xeon D-2733NT @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256		16,206 (-3.5%)
Intel Xeon W-1250P @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8256		14,383 (-14.3%)

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