Intel Xeon E-2254ME vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M

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Intel Xeon E-2254ME CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
Intel Xeon E-2254ME Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E-2254ME 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 Xeon E-2254ME has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E-2254ME was released in Q2/2019.

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 Xeon E (44) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Xeon E-2200 (19) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
2 Generation 2
Coffee Lake S Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E-2254ME has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E-2254ME is 2.60 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M has 28 CPU cores and 56 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M is at 2.70 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Xeon E-2254ME Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
4 Cores 28
8 Threads 56
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
3.20 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 Xeon E-2254ME Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E-2254ME or Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 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 P630 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 Xeon E-2254ME can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E-2254ME Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2933
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 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 thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E-2254ME is 45 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M has a TDP of 205 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E-2254ME Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E-2254ME is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 38.50 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E-2254ME 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 1151-2 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2019
322 $ Release price --
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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 Xeon E-2254ME Intel Xeon E-2254ME
4C 8T @ 3.80 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 Xeon E-2254ME Intel Xeon E-2254ME
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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