Xeon Max 9480 vs Platinum 9282

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Max 9480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	23
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.03
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	no data	14.88
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)	Sapphire Rapids HBM (2023)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$12,980

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Max 9480 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	112	112
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	3.5 MB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	56 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	77 MB (shared)	112.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	64 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Max 9480 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	2
Socket	Intel BGA5903	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Max 9480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
SIPP	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Max 9480 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Max 9480 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Max 9480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	12	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	281.6 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Max 9480.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	10 January 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	350 Watt

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