Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 features 16 processor cores and has the capability to manage 32 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Platinum series. To use the Intel Xeon Platinum 8253, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
Family: Intel Xeon Platinum
Group: Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 is 2.2 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.0 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 16
Threads: 32
Cores: 16x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.0 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 1.0 TB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2933
Max. Memory: 1.0 TB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 140.7 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 125 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 125 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 22.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 22.0 MB
Architecture: Cascade Lake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 3115 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
294
294
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
286
286
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
16C 32T @ 2.2 GHz
286
286
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
286
286
Intel Xeon Silver 4116
12C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
284
284

All benchmarks for Intel Xeon Platinum 8253