[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz

Benchmarks for the [Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 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.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

⁴Cores: 12 ⁴Threads: 24

Typical TDP: 205 W⁴

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: 33 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6256 CPU @ 3.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 5.27

Overall Rank:
84th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPUs CPUs

Last Price Change: $14,521.40 USD Total for 4 CPUs (2024-10-11)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

76542

Single Thread Rating

2681

Samples: 1*
*Margin for error: High

⁴The 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 Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz

Integer Math	369,243 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	233,498 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	458 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	203,171 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	41,065 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,589,100 KBytes/Sec
Physics	7,172 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	124,917 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,681 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of November 2024

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of November 2024.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz		76,542
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX		62,581
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		43,229
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		40,295
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,639
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX		33,546
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,064
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,709
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,284
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,425
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz		9,324

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		885.88
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.84
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX		41.04
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz		40.55
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		40.50
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.32
[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz		5.27
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX		2,699
[Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz		2,681
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,681
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX		2,657
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,124
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz		2,052
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,955
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,794
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,326
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,323
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		1,089

Last 1 Baselines for [Quad CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1540933 - Mar 29 2022		76542

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6256 @ 3.60GHz		76,542
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		83,697 (+9.3%)
AMD EPYC 7702 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		70,107 (-8.4%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		84,013 (+9.8%)
AMD EPYC 7H12 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		69,633 (-9.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		62,581 (-18.2%)
AMD EPYC 7552 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		61,282 (-19.9%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592+ vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		84,013 (+9.8%)
AMD EPYC 7763 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		84,557 (+10.5%)
AMD EPYC 7713 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		82,825 (+8.2%)
AMD EPYC 7643 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		76,050 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		75,654 (-1.2%)
AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256		69,663 (-9.0%)

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