Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs Xeon Platinum 8280

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Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Gold 6342 with 24 cores 2.8GHz 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 Gold 6342 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 4)

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.7GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Xeon Platinum 8280 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (38.5MB vs 36MB)

Lower TDP (205W vs 230W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon Gold 6342 +3%

1330

Xeon Platinum 8280

1286

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon Gold 6342 +818%

14098

Xeon Platinum 8280

1535

Intel Xeon Gold 6342

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Xeon Platinum 8280

General Parameters

Apr 2021

Release Date

Dec 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Ice Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-SP

Intel Socket 4189

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Gold (Ice Lake-SP)

Generation

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Package

-

Transistor Count

8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

230 W

Power Consumption

205 W

81 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

Intel

CPU Performance

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

24

Total Core Count

28

48

Total Thread Count

56

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28.0

Multiplier

27.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

36 MB shared

L3 Cache

38.5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4

8

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

4

PCIe Version

-

64

PCIe Lanes

-

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