Xeon Platinum 8280M vs Ryzen 5 3500X
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8280M outperforms Ryzen 5 3500X by a whopping 186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1108 | 308 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.25 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 4.88 | 4.43 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Matisse (2019−2020) | Cascade Lake-SP (2018) |
| Release date | 24 September 2019 (6 years ago) | 11 December 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $13,012 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3500X 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 27 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 38.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3500X 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 (Uniprocessor) | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Platinum 8280M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Platinum 8280M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Platinum 8280M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Platinum 8280M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 2 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Xeon Platinum 8280M.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.45 | 21.32 |
| Recency | 24 September 2019 | 11 December 2018 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 28 |
| Threads | 6 | 56 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 205 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3500X has an age advantage of 9 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 215.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8280M, on the other hand, has a 186.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 366.7% more physical cores and 833.3% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8280M is a server/workstation one.
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