EPYC 7542 vs Xeon Platinum 8280L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8280L and EPYC 7542 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated163
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.32
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data11.92
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$17,906$3,400

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8280L and EPYC 7542 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads5664
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier2729
L1 cache1.75 MB2 MB
L2 cache28 MB16 MB
L3 cache38.5 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8280L and EPYC 7542 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647SP3
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and EPYC 7542. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8280L and EPYC 7542 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 Xeon Platinum 8280L and EPYC 7542 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 Xeon Platinum 8280L and EPYC 7542. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size4.5 TB4 TiB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and EPYC 7542.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 7 August 2019
Physical cores 28 32
Threads 56 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 225 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8280L has 9.8% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7542, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8280L and EPYC 7542. We've got no test results to judge.


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