[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 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 8260 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 24^# Threads: 48^#

Typical TDP: 165 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: 36 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8260 CPU @ 2.40GHz, Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 CPU @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 15.78

Overall Rank:
240th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $3,280.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-01-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

51766

Single Thread Rating

2099

Samples: 19*
*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 Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	266,494 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	161,981 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	262 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	135,697 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	25,399 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,091,072 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,663 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	81,125 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,099 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 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 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz		51,766
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 18th 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
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz		15.78
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
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 18th 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
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz		2,099
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 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5112669 - Feb 01 2026		56953
BL5111769 - Jan 19 2026		57319
BL3191056 - Jan 06 2026		52806
BL3113460 - Dec 07 2025		38934
BL3112700 - Dec 06 2025		38681

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz		51,766
AMD EPYC 7543 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		61,909 (+19.6%)
AMD EPYC 75F3 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		64,505 (+24.6%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		58,534 (+13.1%)
Intel Xeon w7-2495X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		57,244 (+10.6%)
AMD EPYC 8324P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		57,127 (+10.4%)
Intel Xeon w7-3455 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		54,909 (+6.1%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		47,076 (-9.1%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		45,517 (-12.1%)
AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		43,648 (-15.7%)
AMD EPYC 8324P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		57,127 (+10.4%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		45,517 (-12.1%)
Intel Xeon w7-3465X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		61,600 (+19.0%)

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