Xeon Platinum 8352Y vs Platinum 8280

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8280
2018
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
20.64
Xeon Platinum 8352Y
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 205 Watt
43.21
+109%

Xeon Platinum 8352Y outperforms Xeon Platinum 8280 by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26452
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.66no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency9.5319.95
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)no data
Release date11 December 2018 (5 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 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 Xeon Platinum 8352Y 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads5664
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache38.5 MB (shared)48 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature84 °C81 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8280 and Xeon Platinum 8352Y 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 Platinum 8352Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TB
Max memory channels68
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 Xeon Platinum 8352Y.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4864

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon Platinum 8280 20.64
Xeon Platinum 8352Y 43.21
+109%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8280 32781
Xeon Platinum 8352Y 68643
+109%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.64 43.21
Recency 11 December 2018 1 April 2021
Physical cores 28 32
Threads 56 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

Xeon Platinum 8352Y has a 109.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8352Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8280 in performance tests.


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