Xeon Platinum 9282 vs i9-10980XE

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 9282 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	272	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.74	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	11.81	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-X (2019)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	19 October 2019 (5 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$979	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 9282 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	36	112
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s DMI3 MHz	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	26
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB (shared)	77 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 9282 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
Socket	FCLGA2066	Intel BGA5903
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 9282. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 9282 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 9282 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 9282. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	256 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	4	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	94 GB/s	281.6 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10980XE and Xeon Platinum 9282.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2019	2 April 2019
Physical cores	18	56
Threads	36	112
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	400 Watt

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