Xeon Platinum 8280L vs Celeron G555

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G555 and Xeon Platinum 8280L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2439	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.08	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	1 September 2012 (11 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	$17,906
Current price	$75 (0.8x MSRP)	$4985 (0.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G555 and Xeon Platinum 8280L basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	2	56
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1.75 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	38.5 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	84 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G555 and Xeon Platinum 8280L compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G555 and Xeon Platinum 8280L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Celeron G555 and Xeon Platinum 8280L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G555 and Xeon Platinum 8280L are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G555 and Xeon Platinum 8280L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	32 GB	4.5 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G555 and Xeon Platinum 8280L integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G555 and Xeon Platinum 8280L.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2012	2 April 2019
Physical cores	2	28
Threads	2	56
Cost	$89	$17906
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

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