Xeon Platinum 8280 vs W-2295

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2295
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 165 Watt
19.35
Xeon Platinum 8280
2018
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
20.64
+6.7%

Xeon Platinum 8280 outperforms Xeon W-2295 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking298270
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.66
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency11.109.53
Architecture codenameno dataCascade Lake-SP (2018)
Release date1 October 2019 (5 years ago)11 December 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$10,009

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8280 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads3656
Base clock speed3 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data27
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature61 °C84 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8280 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 configuration18 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2066FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8280. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8280 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8280 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels46
Maximum memory bandwidth93.85 GB/s140.8 GB/s
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 W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8280.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon W-2295 19.35
Xeon Platinum 8280 20.64
+6.7%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon W-2295 30735
Xeon Platinum 8280 32781
+6.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.35 20.64
Recency 1 October 2019 11 December 2018
Physical cores 18 28
Threads 36 56
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon W-2295 has an age advantage of 9 months, and 24.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8280, on the other hand, has a 6.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 55.6% more physical cores and 55.6% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8280.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8280, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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