[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 @ 2.90GHz

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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 24^# Threads: 48^#

Typical TDP: 205 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: 36 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8268 CPU @ 2.90GHz, Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 CPU @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 4.98

Overall Rank:
191st fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $12,011.96 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2020-01-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

59819

Single Thread Rating

2271

Samples: 12*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 31,689
Thread: 2,084

^#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 8268 @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	308,014 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	185,001 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	298 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	160,877 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	29,666 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,309,809 KBytes/Sec
Physics	4,076 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	96,240 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,271 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 @ 2.90GHz		59,819
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,239
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,249
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,331
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.34
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.66
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 8268 @ 2.90GHz		4.98
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 8th 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		2,370
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 @ 2.90GHz		2,271
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,932
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 8268 @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3256076 - Feb 01 2026		59467
BL3169430 - Dec 28 2025 [Excluded]		45406
BL3168268 - Dec 27 2025		61183
BL3141667 - Dec 17 2025		60731
BL3095519 - Nov 30 2025		59533

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 @ 2.90GHz
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 @ 2.90GHz		59,819
AMD EPYC 7502P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268		51,206 (-14.4%)
AMD EPYC 7402 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268		46,012 (-23.1%)
AMD EPYC 7452 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268		45,764 (-23.5%)
AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268		45,020 (-24.7%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268		66,644 (+11.4%)
AMD EPYC 7443P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268		56,808 (-5.0%)
AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268		52,840 (-11.7%)
AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268		69,448 (+16.1%)
AMD EPYC 7702P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268		63,692 (+6.5%)
AMD EPYC 9254 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268		63,540 (+6.2%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268		62,331 (+4.2%)
AMD EPYC 74F3 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8268		60,666 (+1.4%)

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