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Intel

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

Processor Released Apr 2, 2019

CPU cores: 28
CPU threads: 56
Maximum boost clock: 4 GHz
Thermal design power: 205 W

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark37,575^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark2,011^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark37,575^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · passmark_cpu_mark32,400^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 28
CPU threads: 56
Base clock: 2.7 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Reported CPU clock: 2.7 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 4 GHz
L3 cache: 38.5 MB
Socket / package: LGA 3647
Process node: 14 nm
Chip/package TDP: 205 W^*
Transistors: 8,000 million^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
38.5 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
38.5 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*

Compatible sockets

LGA 3647

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 6
Video memory type: DDR4-2933^*

Supported memory

DDR4-2933
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
2,933 MT/s

CPU memory support

DDR4-2933
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
2,933 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 205 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Maximum turbo frequency

4^* GHz

Scope and conditions

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Clock scope: Maximum turbo declaration; not measured or sustained all-core frequency^*

Codename

Cascade Lake^*

Processor model

Platinum 8280^*

Full processor designation

Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8280 CPU @ 2.70^*

Processor family

Intel Xeon Platinum^*

Launch year

precision: year^*
text: 2019^*

Declared memory capacity

1^* TB

Scope and conditions

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Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

CPU cores

28^*

L3 cache

38.5^* MB

Scope and conditions

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Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

Thermal design power declaration

205^* W

CPU threads

56^*

Specifications 2 · 9 fields

Release: Dec 11th, 2018^*
Name: Xeon Platinum 8280^*
Codename: Cascade Lake-SP^*
Cores: 28 / 56^*
Clock: 2.7 to 4 GHz^*
Socket: Socket 3647^*
Process: 14^* nm
L3 Cache: 38.5MB^*
TDP: 205^* W

Specifications 3 · 54 fields

AESTech

Yes^*

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AVX512FusedMultiplyAddUnits

2^*

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BornOnDate

Q2'19^*

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Cache

38.5 MB^*

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ClockSpeed

2.70 GHz^*

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ClockSpeedMax

4.00 GHz^*

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CodeNameText

Products formerly Cascade Lake^*

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CoreCount

28^*

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CpuId

192478^*

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CpuName

Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8280 Processor^*

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DeepLearningBoostVersion

Yes^*

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ECCMemory

Yes^*

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EM64

Yes^*

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Embedded

No^*

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ExecuteDisable

Yes^*

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ExtendedPageTables

Yes^*

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HyperThreading

Yes^*

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InstructionSetExtensions

Intel® SSE4.2. Intel® AVX. Intel® AVX2. Intel® AVX-512^*

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Lithography

14 nm^*

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MarketSegment

Server^*

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MaxMem

1 TB^*

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MaxTDP

205 W^*

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MemoryMaxSpeedMhz

2933 MHz^*

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MemoryTypes

DDR4-2933^*

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ModeBasedExecutionControlVersion

Yes^*

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NumMemoryChannels

6^*

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NumPCIExpressPorts

48^*

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OptaneDCPersistentMemoryVersion

Yes^*

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PackageSize

76.0mm x 56.5mm^*

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PCIExpressRevision

3.0^*

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ProcessorNumber

8,280^*

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ProductBriefUrl

View now^*

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ProductGroup

2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors^*

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ResourceDirectorTechVersion

Yes^*

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RunSureTechnologyVersion

Yes^*

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ScalableSockets

S8S^*

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ServicingStatus

Baseline Servicing^*

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SocketsSupported

FCLGA3647^*

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SpeedShiftTechVersion

Yes^*

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SpeedstepTechnology

Yes^*

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SstBaseFrequencyOptionVersion

No^*

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SstPerformanceProfileVersion

No^*

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StatusCodeText

Launched^*

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TBTVersion

2.0^*

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TCase

84°C^*

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ThreadCount

56^*

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TransactionalSynchronizationExtensionVersion

Yes^*

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TurboBoostMaxTechVersion

No^*

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TXT

Yes^*

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UltraPathInterconnectLinks

3^*

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VolumeManagementDeviceVersion

Yes^*

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VProTechnologyOptions

Intel vPro® Platform^*

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VTD

Yes^*

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VTX

Yes^*

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Specifications 4 · 7 fields

Processor: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 Processor^*
Status: Launched^*
Release Date: Q2'19^*
Cores: 28^*
Max Turbo Speed: 4^* GHz
Base Speed: 2.7^* GHz
Cache Size: 38.5^* MB

Specifications 5 · 24 fields

name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz^*
cores: 28^*
cores: 28^*
logicals: 2^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 3^*
samples: 1^*
price: 6,935^*
price: 13,870^*
tdp: 205^*
tdp: 205^*
date: 2020-01-01^*
date: 2020-01-01^*
socket: FCLGA3647^*
socket: FCLGA3647^*
category: Server^*
category: Server^*
speed: 2,700^*
speed: 2,700^*
turbo: 4,000^*
turbo: 4,000^*
cpuCount: 2^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 6 · 25 fields

name: Xeon Platinum 8280^*
Release Date: Dec 11th, 2018^*
Part#: SRF9P CD8069504228001^*
Frequency: 2.7^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 4 GHz^*
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 27.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Cascade Lake-SP^*
Socket: Intel Socket 3647^*
Generation: Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-SP)^*
Memory Support: DDR4^*
ECC Memory: Yes^*
# of Cores: 28^*
# of Threads: 56^*
SMP # CPUs: 8^*
Cache L1: 64 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 1 MB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, TXT, VT-x, VT-d, AES-NI, ECC, HTT, FMA3, F16C, BMI1, BMI2, x8 SDDC, vPro^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Process Size: 14^* nm
Cache L3: 38.5 MB (shared)^*
Transistors: 8,000 million^*
Package: FC-LGA3647^*
Market: Server/Workstation^*

Specifications 7 · 4 fields

brand: Intel^*
brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz^*

Specifications 8 · 9 fields

Foundry: Intel^*
Vendor: Intel^*
Product: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2018-12-11^*
Process Size (nm): 14^* nm
TDP (W): 205^* W
Transistors (million): 8,000^*
Freq (MHz): 2,700^* MHz

Specifications 9 · 40 fields

processor name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280^*
turbo frequency: 4,000^*
turbo frequency: 4,000^*
cache size: 39,424^*
cache size: 39,424^*
tdp: 205^*
tdp: 205^*
price: 10,009^*
product line: 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors^*
socket: FCLGA3647^*
socket: FCLGA3647^*
memory type: DDR4-2933^*
memory type: DDR4-2933^*
cores: 28^*
cores: 28^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Server^*
vertical segment: Server^*
max memory size: 1,073,741,824^*
max memory size: 1,073,741,824^*
status: Launched^*
status: Launched^*
max temp: 84^*
max temp: 84^*
package size: 76.0mm x 56.5mm^*
package size: 76.0mm x 56.5mm^*
fullname: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 Processor (38.5M Cache, 2.70 GHz)^*
threads: 56^*
threads: 56^*
name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280^*
name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 37,575^*
processor number: 8280^*
processor number: 8280^*
launch date: 2019-05-01^*
launch date: 2019-05-01^*
lithography: 14^*
lithography: 14^*
base frequency: 2,700^*
base frequency: 2,700^*

Specifications 10 · 52 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$11460.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡

No^*

# of AVX-512 FMA Units

2^*

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes^*

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost)

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Select Technology - Performance Profile

No^*

Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency

No^*

Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)

Yes^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Total Cores

28^*

Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡

Intel vPro® Platform^*

Intel® Run Sure Technology

Yes^*

Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Yes^*

Total Threads

56^*

Processor Base Frequency

2.7^* GHz

Cache

38.5^* MB

TDP

205^* W

Max Turbo Frequency

4.0^* GHz

# of UPI Links

3^*

Marketing Status

Launched^*

Launch Date

Q2'19^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Servicing Status

Baseline Servicing^*

Product Brief

View now^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

1^* TB

Memory Types

DDR4-2933^*

Max # of Memory Channels

6^*

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Maximum Memory Speed

2,933^* MHz

Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Supported

Yes^*

Product Collection

2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors^*

Vertical Segment

Server^*

Processor Number

8280^*

PCI Express Revision

3.0^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

48^*

Scalability

S8S^*

Lithography

14^* nm

Sockets Supported

FCLGA3647^*

Package Size

76.0mm x 56.5mm^*

TCASE

84^* °C

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX-512^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Specifications 11 · 28 fields

processor name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280^*
die size mm2: 698^* mm²
cores total: 28^*
threads total: 56^*
base clock ghz: 2.7^* GHz
boost clock ghz: 4^* GHz
l3 cache mb: 38.5^* MB
tdp watts: 205^* W
memory channels: 6^*
max memory gb: 1,536^* GB
pcie lanes count: 48^*
family: Xeon Scalable Gen 2^*
pcie gen: PCIe 3.0^*
has amx ai accel: No^*
specrate2017 int estimate: 235^*
passmark cpu mark: 32,400^*
launch price usd: 10,009^*
transistor density m per mm2: 11.46^* mm²
passmark per dollar: 3.24^*
passmark per watt: 158.05^*
spec per 1000usd: 23.48^*
generation: Cascade Lake^*
codename: Cascade Lake-SP^*
launch year: 2019^*
socket: LGA 3647^*
max sockets supported: 8^*
process node nm: 14^* nm
transistor count millions: 8,000^*

Specifications 12 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz^*

Scope and conditions

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test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,020^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

FCLGA3647^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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comparable: No^*