Ultra 9 288V vs Xeon Platinum 8280M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8280M and Core Ultra 9 288V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated620
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data38.80
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date11 December 2018 (5 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$13,012no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8280M and Core Ultra 9 288V 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)
Threads568
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature84 °C100 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8280M and Core Ultra 9 288V 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
SocketFCLGA3647Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280M and Core Ultra 9 288V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8280M and Core Ultra 9 288V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8280M and Core Ultra 9 288V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8280M and Core Ultra 9 288V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size2 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 cardN/AArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8280M and Core Ultra 9 288V.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes484

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2018 24 September 2024
Physical cores 28 8
Threads 56 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 30 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8280M has 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

Ultra 9 288V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 583.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8280M and Core Ultra 9 288V. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8280M is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 288V is a notebook one.


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