Intel Xeon Gold 6256 12-core Socket 3647

Intel Xeon Gold 6256 12-core Socket 3647

Intel
36 Overall Score
vs
SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

SMC
79 Overall Score

Scores

Productivity
Intel
45
SMC
93
Server
Intel
38
SMC
89
Ai Llm
Intel
33
SMC
85
Gaming
Intel
17
SMC
50
Budget
Intel
22
SMC
48
Efficiency
Intel
16
SMC
41

Specifications

Intel Xeon Gold 6256SMC EPYC 9555P
Processor
BrandIntelAMD
SeriesXeon GoldEPYC
Model62569555P
Codename—Turin
Classserverserver
Process144★
Cores & Clocks
Cores1264★
P-cores—64★
Threads
24
128
Base Clock
3,600
3,200
Boost Clock
4,500
4,400
Cache
L2 Cache1264★
L3 Cache
33
256
Performance
PassMark Multi
7,363
123,576
PassMark Single
259
3,410
Memory
Memory Type—DDR5★
Max SpeedNo data
6,000
ECC—✓★
Platform & Power
SocketSocket 3647AMD Socket SP5
PCIe—5.0
PCIe LanesNo data
128
TDP205★360
Max Turbo Power—400★
Unlocked✓★✗

Pros & Cons

Intel Xeon Gold 6256 12-core Socket 3647

  • Strong feature (79th percentile)
  • Below average single thread (11th percentile)11th %ile
  • Below average platform (18th percentile)18th %ile

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

  • Strong multi thread (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ai (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong platform (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (89th percentile)89th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: SMC EPYC 9555P

Scores 79 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 24 specs.

SMC EPYC 9555P Better at:

Ai LlmBudgetGamingServerEfficiencyProductivity