[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 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.

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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 2.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 24^# Threads: 48^#

Typical TDP: 165 W^#

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: 36 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8260 CPU @ 2.40GHz, Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 CPU @ 2.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 16.06

Overall Rank:
196th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $3,280.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-01-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

52668

Single Thread Rating

2095

Samples: 9*
*Margin for error: Medium

^#The 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 [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz

Integer Math	262,976 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	162,161 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	279 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	134,561 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	26,140 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,070,782 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,909 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	80,686 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,095 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of July 2025

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of July 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz		52,668
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		40,155
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,163
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		35,253
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		31,972
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,044
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		25,662
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,407
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,293
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,393
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		6,972

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		82.13
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.89
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		60.56
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		36.71
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		36.51
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz		16.06
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.29
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 5 PRO 7645		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		3,770
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,663
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,679
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz		2,095
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,002
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,936
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,790
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		1,092

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2512813 - Mar 27 2025		57490
BL2472294 - Mar 11 2025 [Excluded]		39214
BL2364005 - Jan 24 2025 [Excluded]		2213
BL2043524 - Mar 06 2024		57355
BL2013487 - Feb 02 2024		43223

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz
As of 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 @ 2.40GHz		52,668
AMD EPYC 7543 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		62,952 (+19.5%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		46,103 (-12.5%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		58,534 (+11.1%)
Intel Xeon w7-2495X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		57,433 (+9.0%)
Intel Xeon w7-3455 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		54,666 (+3.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		47,076 (-10.6%)
AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		43,759 (-16.9%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6258R @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		40,252 (-23.6%)
Intel Xeon w7-3465X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		62,564 (+18.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		62,128 (+18.0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		59,047 (+12.1%)
AMD EPYC 9184X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		47,665 (-9.5%)

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