Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX vs Xeon Platinum 8280L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated27
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.36
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiencyno data17.81
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)14 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$17,906$5,500

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 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)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads56128
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplier2727
L1 cache1.75 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB256 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno data74 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 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
SocketFCLGA3647sWRX8
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XFR 2
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 Threadripper PRO 3995WX 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 Threadripper PRO 3995WX 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 Threadripper PRO 3995WX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4.5 TB2 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s204.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes48128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 14 July 2020
Physical cores 28 64
Threads 56 128
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 280 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8280L has 36.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 128.6% more physical cores and 128.6% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8280L and Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX. We've got no test results to judge.


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