Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Xeon Platinum 8280

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 9 6900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	269	446
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.66	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency	9.48	32.57
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-SP (2018)	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	11 December 2018 (6 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$10,009	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.9 GHz
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Die size	no data	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 9 6900HX. 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	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
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	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 9 6900HX 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 9 6900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and Ryzen 9 6900HX.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.64	15.57
Physical cores	28	8
Threads	56	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	45 Watt

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