Xeon D-1746TER vs Platinum 8280L

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon D-1746TER processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	24 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$17,906	$1,069

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon D-1746TER 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	56	20
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.1 GHz
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB	15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon D-1746TER 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCBGA2227
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	67 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon D-1746TER. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon D-1746TER technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon D-1746TER are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon D-1746TER. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB	384 GB
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
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 Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon D-1746TER.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	24 February 2022
Physical cores	28	10
Threads	56	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	67 Watt

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