EPYC 7261 vs Xeon Platinum 8280
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Platinum 8280 and EPYC 7261 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 235 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.15 | no data |
Market segment | Server | Server |
Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | AMD EPYC |
Architecture codename | Cascade Lake-SP (2019) | Naples (2017−2018) |
Release date | 11 December 2018 (5 years ago) | 14 June 2018 (6 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $10,009 | no data |
Current price | $4715 (0.5x MSRP) | $13.29 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8280 and EPYC 7261 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 | 28 (Octacosa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
Threads | 56 | 16 |
Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
L3 cache | 38.5 MB (shared) | 32 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Die size | no data | 213 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 84 °C | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
Number of transistors | 8,000 million | 4,800 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8280 and EPYC 7261 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 (Multiprocessor) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
Socket | FCLGA3647 | SP3 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and EPYC 7261. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | + |
vPro | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Speed Shift | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
TSX | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Status | Launched | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8280 and EPYC 7261 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 Xeon Platinum 8280 and EPYC 7261 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | + |
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and EPYC 7261. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-2666 |
Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 2 TiB |
Max memory channels | 6 | 8 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | 170.671 GB/s |
ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and EPYC 7261.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 48 | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 11 December 2018 | 14 June 2018 |
Physical cores | 28 | 8 |
Threads | 56 | 16 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 170 Watt |
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