AMD EPYC 7261 vs Xeon Platinum 8280

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AMD EPYC 7261

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7261 with 8 cores 2.5GHz and Xeon Platinum 8280 with 28 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7261 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 4)

Lower TDP (170W vs 205W)

Xeon Platinum 8280 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (38.5MB vs 32MB)

Score

AMD EPYC 7261

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Xeon Platinum 8280

General Parameters

Jun 2018

Release Date

Dec 2018

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-SP

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

170 W

Power Consumption

205 W

81 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

28

16

Total Thread Count

56

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

27.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

38.5 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4

8

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

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