Xeon Platinum 8280 vs EPYC 7401

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	104	261
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.90	1.64
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	19.37	9.53
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,850	$10,009

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7401 has 504% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8280.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8280 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	48	56
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4 GHz
Multiplier	20	27
L1 cache	96K (per core)	1.75 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	84 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8280 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	TR4	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8280. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

EPYC 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8280 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8280 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	1 TB
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 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 EPYC 7401 and Xeon Platinum 8280.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	36.12	21.42
Recency	29 June 2017	2 April 2019
Physical cores	24	28
Threads	48	56
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	205 Watt

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