Xeon Platinum 8280M vs Ultra 7 155H

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Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8280M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking433not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-HIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency53.47no data
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Cascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)11 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$503$13,012

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8280M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads2256
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data27
L1 cache112 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature110 °C84 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8280M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration18 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCBGA2049FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8280M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
Deep Learning Boost++
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8280M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8280M are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8280M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size96 GB2 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ graphicsN/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency2.25 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8280M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8280M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)no data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2400 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8280M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.2no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8280M.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes848
PCI support5.0 and 4.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2023 11 December 2018
Physical cores 16 28
Threads 22 56
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 205 Watt

Ultra 7 155H has an age advantage of 5 years, and 632.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8280M, on the other hand, has 75% more physical cores and 154.5% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon Platinum 8280M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core Ultra 7 155H is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8280M is a server/workstation one.


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