Xeon Platinum 8280M vs i5-9400F
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-9400F and Xeon Platinum 8280M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1094 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 25 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.11 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 8.67 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) | Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 7 January 2019 (5 years ago) | 11 December 2018 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $182 | $13,012 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-9400F 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 29 | 27 |
| L1 cache | 385 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 9 MB (shared) | 38.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 84 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-9400F 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon Platinum 8280M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-9400F and Xeon Platinum 8280M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F and Xeon Platinum 8280M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 2 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon Platinum 8280M.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 6 | 28 |
| Threads | 6 | 56 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 205 Watt |
i5-9400F has 215.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8280M, on the other hand, has 366.7% more physical cores and 833.3% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-9400F and Xeon Platinum 8280M. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5-9400F is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8280M is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-9400F and Xeon Platinum 8280M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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