Xeon E7-4870 vs Platinum 8280
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon E7-4870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 262 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.64 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | Intel Xeon E7 |
| Power efficiency | 9.53 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019) | Westmere (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 5 April 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $10,009 | $4,394 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon E7-4870 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 56 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | QPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 6.4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 27 | 18 |
| L1 cache | 1.75 MB | 640 KB |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 2.56 MB |
| L3 cache | 38.5 MB (shared) | 30 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 513 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 84 °C | 69 °C |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | 2600 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon E7-4870 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) | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | LGA1567 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon E7-4870. 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 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon E7-4870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon E7-4870 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon E7-4870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 2 TB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | 34.113 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon E7-4870.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 5 April 2011 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 10 |
| Threads | 56 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 130 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 8280 has an age advantage of 7 years, 180% more physical cores and 180% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon E7-4870, on the other hand, has 57.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon E7-4870. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon E7-4870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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