Intel Core i9-10900E vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-10900E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-10900E or Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i9-10900E has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900E was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Core i 10000 (43) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
10 Generation 2
Comet Lake S Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-10900E is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (4.70 GHz). The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M has 28 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i9-10900E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
10 Cores 28
20 Threads 56
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
4.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i9-10900E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-10900E supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M can connect up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Core i9-10900E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-2933
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache 38.50 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-10900E has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M is 205 W.

Intel Core i9-10900E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10900E has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M cache has a total of 38.50 MB.

Intel Core i9-10900E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1200 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2019
444 $ Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1143 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
9229 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
10C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
378 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
19710 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
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