Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 vs Xeon Platinum 8280M

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 with 32 cores 2.1GHz and Xeon Platinum 8280M 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 Platinum 9221 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 38.5MB)

Xeon Platinum 8280M 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (205W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 +36%

1004

Xeon Platinum 8280M

733

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

27056

Xeon Platinum 8280M +15%

31330

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

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Xeon Platinum 8280M

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Dec 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-AP

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-SP

Intel BGA 5903

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Generation

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

205 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

32

Total Core Count

28

64

Total Thread Count

56

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

23.0

Multiplier

27.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

71.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

38.5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

4

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

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