[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the [Quad 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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[Quad 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: 12.77

Overall Rank:
114th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $6,560.00 USD Total for 4 CPUs (2025-01-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

83793

Single Thread Rating

2297

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 Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	532,626 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	336,949 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	636 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	272,251 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	51,978 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	2,174,980 KBytes/Sec
Physics	7,559 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	168,901 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,297 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th 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 Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz		83,793
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		17,236
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,251
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		81.32
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.67
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
[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz		12.77
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 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
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,369
[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz		2,297
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		1,779
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 4 Baselines for [Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2735259 - Jul 02 2025 [Excluded]		2141
BL2188497 - Sep 06 2024 [Excluded]		5762
BL2188489 - Sep 06 2024 [Excluded]		5696
BL1614537 - Aug 18 2022		83793

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 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz		83,793
AMD EPYC 7543P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		66,590 (-20.5%)
AMD EPYC 9374F vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		82,009 (-2.1%)
AMD EPYC 9375F vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		95,768 (+14.3%)
AMD EPYC 9384X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		72,121 (-13.9%)
AMD EPYC 7573X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		69,432 (-17.1%)
AMD EPYC 9474F vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		102,255 (+22.0%)
AMD EPYC 9754 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		98,450 (+17.5%)
AMD EPYC 8534P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		71,900 (-14.2%)
AMD EPYC 9734 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		102,286 (+22.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7975WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		95,695 (+14.2%)
Intel Xeon w9-3495X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		90,467 (+8.0%)
AMD EPYC 9275F vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		84,620 (+1.0%)

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