Intel Xeon E5 1660 vs Xeon Platinum 8280

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Intel Xeon E5-1660

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 1660 with 6 cores 3.3GHz 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

Intel Xeon E5 1660 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.7GHz)

Lower TDP (130W vs 205W)

Xeon Platinum 8280 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (4 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (38.5MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 1660

818

Xeon Platinum 8280 +57%

1286

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 1660 +152%

3870

Xeon Platinum 8280

1535

Intel Xeon E5 1660

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Xeon Platinum 8280

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Dec 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-E

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-SP

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-E)

Generation

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Package

2.27 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

130 W

Power Consumption

205 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

435 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

28

12

Total Thread Count

56

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33.0

Multiplier

27.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

38.5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4

4

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

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