Ryzen Embedded 8840U vs Xeon Platinum 8280L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen Embedded 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$17,906no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads5616
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache1.75 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP8
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. 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 Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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 Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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 Ryzen Embedded 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size4.5 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen Embedded 8840U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 2 April 2024
Physical cores 28 8
Threads 56 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8280L has 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.

Ryzen Embedded 8840U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 632.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8280L is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Embedded 8840U is a notebook one.


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