Xeon Platinum 8280M vs Core i5-750

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-750 and Xeon Platinum 8280M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1991	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.11	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Core i5 (Desktop)	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Lynnfield (2009−2010)	Cascade Lake-SP (2019)
Release date	23 September 2009 (14 years ago)	11 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	$13,012
Current price	$246 (1.6x MSRP)	$5654 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-750 and Xeon Platinum 8280M 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	4 (Quad-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	4	56
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	2500 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	296 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	84 °C
Number of transistors	774 Million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-750 and Xeon Platinum 8280M 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	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-750 and Xeon Platinum 8280M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core i5-750 and Xeon Platinum 8280M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-750 and Xeon Platinum 8280M are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-750 and Xeon Platinum 8280M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	16 GB	2 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-750 and Xeon Platinum 8280M.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 September 2009	11 December 2018
Physical cores	4	28
Threads	4	56
Cost	$150	$13012
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	205 Watt

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