Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M features 24 processor cores and has the capability to manage 48 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 8260M, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Family: Intel Xeon Platinum
Group: Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M is 2.4 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.9 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 24
Threads: 48
Cores: 24x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.9 GHz

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR4-2933
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
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 165 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): 165 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M 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 35.8 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: 35.8 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: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.1 GHz
34982
34982
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
34677
34677
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
33989
33989
Intel Xeon D-2799
20C 40T @ 2.4 GHz
33817
33817
Intel Core i7-13650HX
14C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
33604
33604

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
366
366
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
366
366
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
366
366
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 2.9 GHz
366
366
Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
366
366

All benchmarks for Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M