Intel Pentium Silver N5030 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium Silver N5030 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L - 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 Pentium Silver N5030 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 was released in Q4/2019. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L was released in Q3/2019. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Intel Xeon Platinum (89) |
Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) |
9 | Generation | 2 |
Gemini Lake | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
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-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Silver N5030 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (3.10 GHz). The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L has 28 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.00 GHz). |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5030 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L |
4 | Cores | 28 |
4 | Threads | 56 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.10 GHz | Frequency | 2.70 GHz |
3.10 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.00 GHz |
2.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.70 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)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. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 605 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.25 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
0.75 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
9.5 | GPU Generation | -- |
14 nm | Technology | |
3 | Max. displays | |
18 | Compute units | -- |
144 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Intel UHD Graphics 605 | 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 & PCIeThe Intel Pentium Silver N5030 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L can connect up to 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5030 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L |
LPDDR4-2400, DDR4-2400 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | 4608 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 140.7 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 38.50 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
6 | PCIe lanes | 48 |
3.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has a TDP of 6 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is 205 W. |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5030 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 205 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
4.8 W | TDP down | -- |
105 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Silver N5030 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L cache has a total of 38.50 MB. |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5030 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L |
14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
BGA 1090 | 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 |
Q4/2019 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
Intel UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.75 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
@ 0.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz |
Intel Pentium Silver N5030
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Silver N5030 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L |
Unknown | Unknown |