Details
Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8256
 Scalable Processor | 3.90GHz | Cascade Lake
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 Essentials 
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|---|---|
| • Product Collection | • 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors | 
| • Code Name | • Products formerly Cascade Lake | 
| • Vertical Segment | • Server | 
| • Processor Number | • 8256 | 
| • Lithography | • 14 nm | 
|   Performance 
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|---|---|
| # of Cores | • 4 | 
| # of Threads | • 8 | 
| Processor Base Frequency | • 3.80 GHz | 
| Max Turbo Frequency | • 3.90 GHz | 
| Cache | • 17 MB | 
| # of UPI Links | • 3 | 
| TDP | • 105 W | 
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 Memory Specification 
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|---|---|
| Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)  | 
• 1 TB | 
| Memory Type | • DDR4-2933  | 
| Max Memory Speed | • 2933 MHz  | 
| Max # of Memory Channels | • 6  | 
| ECC Memory Supported | • Yes  | 
| Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Supported  | 
  • Yes  | 
| 
 Expansion Options 
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|---|---|
| Scalability | • S8S | 
| PCI Express Revision | • 3.0  | 
| Max # of PCI Express Lanes  | 
  • 48  | 
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 Package Specifications 
 | Socket Supported | • FCLGA3647 | 
|---|---|
| TCase | 
    • 72°C
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 Advanced Technologies 
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|---|---|
| Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost)  | 
  • Yes  | 
| Intel® Speed Select technology - Performance Profile  | 
  • No  | 
| Intel® Speed Select technology - Base Frequency  | 
  • No  | 
| Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)  | 
  • Yes  | 
| Intel® Speed Shift Technology | • Yes  | 
| Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0  | 
  • No  | 
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology  | 
  • 2.0  | 
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | • Yes  | 
| Intel® Hyper-Threading  Technology  | 
  • Yes  | 
| Intel® Virtualization  Technology (VT-x)  | 
  • Yes  | 
| Intel® Virtualization Technology  for Directed I/O (VT-d)  | 
  • Yes  | 
| Intel® VT-x with Extended  Page Tables (EPT)  | 
  • Yes  | 
| Intel® TSX-NI | • Yes  | 
| Intel® 64 | • Yes  | 
| Instruction Set Extension | • Intel® AVX-512
  | 
| # of AVX-512 FMA Units | • 2  | 
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep®  Technology  | 
  • Yes  | 
| Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)  | 
  • Yes  | 
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 Security & Reliability 
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|---|---|
| Intel® AES New Instructions  | 
  • Yes  | 
| Intel® Trusted Execution  Technology  | 
  • Yes  | 
| Execute Disable Bit | • Yes  | 
| Intel® Run Sure  Technology  | 
  • Yes  | 
| Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)  | 
  • Yes  | 


