Xeon Platinum 8380 vs Platinum 8284

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8284 and Xeon Platinum 8380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	76
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	no data	13.70
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	10 July 2019 (5 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$15,460	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8284 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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)	40 (Tetraconta-Core)
Threads	56	80
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8284 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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
Socket	Socket P	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Xeon Platinum 8380. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8284 and Xeon Platinum 8380 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Xeon Platinum 8380 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Xeon Platinum 8380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	6 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8284 and Xeon Platinum 8380.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 July 2019	6 April 2021
Physical cores	28	40
Threads	56	80
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	270 Watt

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