Xeon Platinum 8280M vs E7-8850

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon Platinum 8280M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E7	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Westmere-EX (2011)	Cascade Lake-SP (2019)
Release date	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)	11 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,059	$13,012
Current price	$2599 (0.8x MSRP)	$6501 (0.5x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8850 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	10 (Deca-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	20	56
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	6.4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	513 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	84 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8850 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	8	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	LGA1567	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon Platinum 8280M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, 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	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8850 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 Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon Platinum 8280M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon Platinum 8280M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	4 TB	2 TB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.113 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Xeon Platinum 8280M.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 April 2011	11 December 2018
Physical cores	10	28
Threads	20	56
Cost	$3059	$13012
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	205 Watt

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