[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL 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 8259CL @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA 3647

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 24^# Threads: 48^#

Typical TDP: 210 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 24 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 24 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 24 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 36 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8259CL CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2020

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
233rd fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

54092

Single Thread Rating

2057

Samples: 80*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 27,897
Thread: 1,781

^#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 8259CL @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	268,575 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	162,858 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	273 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	139,091 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	29,505 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,161,822 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,765 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	87,032 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,057 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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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 8259CL @ 2.50GHz		54,092
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 8259CL @ 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
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		2,067
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL @ 2.50GHz		2,057
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 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5125421 - Sep 08 2026		42508
BL5124631 - Aug 21 2026		36839
BL5121516 - Jun 20 2026		47999
BL5118476 - Apr 28 2026		48388
BL5118444 - Apr 28 2026		48220

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL @ 2.50GHz
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL @ 2.50GHz		54,092
AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL		52,143 (-3.6%)
AMD EPYC 7402 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL		46,260 (-14.5%)
AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL		43,288 (-20.0%)
AMD EPYC 7502P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL		51,128 (-5.5%)
AMD EPYC 7452 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL		45,969 (-15.0%)
AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL		45,020 (-16.8%)
AMD EPYC 7F52 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL		40,985 (-24.2%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL		65,823 (+21.7%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL		62,461 (+15.5%)
AMD EPYC 74F3 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL		60,666 (+12.2%)
AMD EPYC 7443P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL		56,984 (+5.3%)
AMD EPYC 7443 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL		56,743 (+4.9%)

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