Opteron 6281 vs Xeon Platinum 8454H
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8454H outperforms Opteron 6281 by a whopping 756% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 115 | 1534 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.82 | 0.26 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 14.03 | 3.40 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) | Interlagos (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 1 May 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $6,540 | $988 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Platinum 8454H has 1369% better value for money than Opteron 6281.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8454H and Opteron 6281 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 | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 64 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 82.5 MB | 8 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 4x 477 mm2 | 2x 315 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8454H and Opteron 6281 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 | 4 |
| Socket | FCLGA4677 | G34 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 270 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8454H and Opteron 6281. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| 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 | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8454H and Opteron 6281 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8454H and Opteron 6281 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 8454H and Opteron 6281. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8454H and Opteron 6281.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.36 | 4.13 |
| Recency | 10 January 2023 | 1 May 2012 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 16 |
| Threads | 64 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 270 Watt | 130 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 8454H has a 756.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Opteron 6281, on the other hand, has 107.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 6281 in performance tests.
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