Xeon Platinum 8280 vs Opteron 6278

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6278
2012
16 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
8.65
Xeon Platinum 8280
2018
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
20.64
+139%

Xeon Platinum 8280 outperforms Opteron 6278 by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6278 and Xeon Platinum 8280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking882270
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.66
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency7.129.53
Architecture codenameInterlagos (2011−2012)Cascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release date1 May 2012 (12 years ago)11 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$10,009

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Opteron 6278 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads1656
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data27
L1 cache768 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (per die)38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size316 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data84 °C
Number of transistors2,400 million8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6278 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 configuration48 (Multiprocessor)
SocketG34FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon Platinum 8280. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Opteron 6278 and Xeon Platinum 8280 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon Platinum 8280 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon Platinum 8280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6278 and Xeon Platinum 8280.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Opteron 6278 8.65
Xeon Platinum 8280 20.64
+139%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Opteron 6278 13733
Xeon Platinum 8280 32781
+139%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.65 20.64
Recency 1 May 2012 11 December 2018
Physical cores 16 28
Threads 16 56
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 205 Watt

Opteron 6278 has 78.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8280, on the other hand, has a 138.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 75% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8280 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6278 in performance tests.


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