Xeon Platinum 8280L vs i7-8550U

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8550U and Xeon Platinum 8280L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1462not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency24.27no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date21 August 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$409$17,906

Detailed specifications

Core i7-8550U and Xeon Platinum 8280L 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads856
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier1827
L1 cache64K (per core)1.75 MB
L2 cache256K (per core)28 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)38.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size123 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C84 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8550U and Xeon Platinum 8280L 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8550U and Xeon Platinum 8280L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-8550U and Xeon Platinum 8280L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8550U and Xeon Platinum 8280L are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8550U and Xeon Platinum 8280L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size32 GB4.5 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 620no data
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8550U and Xeon Platinum 8280L integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8550U and Xeon Platinum 8280L integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8550U and Xeon Platinum 8280L integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8550U and Xeon Platinum 8280L.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1248

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 August 2017 2 April 2019
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 8 56
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 205 Watt

i7-8550U has 1266.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8280L, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-8550U and Xeon Platinum 8280L. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-8550U is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8280L is a server/workstation one.


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