Xeon Platinum 8558P vs Platinum 8280L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon Platinum 8558P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$17,906$6,759

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon Platinum 8558P 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)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads5696
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache1.75 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB260 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon Platinum 8558P 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon Platinum 8558P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon Platinum 8558P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon Platinum 8558P are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon Platinum 8558P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size4.5 TB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
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 Xeon Platinum 8280L and Xeon Platinum 8558P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4880

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 28 48
Threads 56 96
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 350 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8280L has 70.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8558P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 71.4% more physical cores and 71.4% more threads.

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