Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 vs Opteron X2170

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We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 with 28 cores 2.7GHz and Opteron X2170 with 4 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4 vs DDR3)

Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Opteron X2170 's Advantages

Lower TDP (25W vs 205W)

Score

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

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Opteron X2170

General Parameters

Dec 2018

Release Date

Sep 2016

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-SP

Core Architecture

Steppe Eagle

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket FT3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon R5E

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-SP)

Generation

Opteron (X-Series)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

28 nm

Intel Socket 3647

Socket

AMD Socket FT3

205 W

Power Consumption

25 W

Intel

Foundry

-

FC-LGA3647

Package

BGA769

CPU Performance

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

0

28

Total Core Count

4

56

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

27.0

Multiplier

24.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB shared

38.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR3

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

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