Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Xeon Platinum 8280

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 5 1600AF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking264not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.66no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency9.53no data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date11 December 2018 (5 years ago)11 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$10,009no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads5612
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647AM4
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 5 1600AF.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2018 11 October 2019
Physical cores 28 6
Threads 56 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8280 has 366.7% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads.

Ryzen 5 1600AF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 215.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8280 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 1600AF is a desktop one.


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