Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L vs AMD A4-3320M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A4-3320M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L AMD A4-3320M

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L or AMD A4-3320M - 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 Platinum 8280L has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 4608 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L was released in Q3/2019.

The AMD A4-3320M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A4-3320M was released in Q4/2011.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) CPU group AMD A4-3000M (5)
2 Generation 1
Cascade Lake Architecture Llano (K10)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L has 28 CPU cores and can calculate 56 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is 2.70 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the AMD A4-3320M has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A4-3320M is at 2.00 GHz (2.60 GHz).

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Characteristic AMD A4-3320M
28 Cores 2
56 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.60 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 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 Platinum 8280L Characteristic AMD A4-3320M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L or AMD A4-3320M 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 6480G
GPU frequency 0.44 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 3
-- Shader 240
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
-- DirectX Version 11

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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 6480G
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L can use up to 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The AMD A4-3320M supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Characteristic AMD A4-3320M
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1333
4608 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
38.50 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is 205 W, while the AMD A4-3320M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Characteristic AMD A4-3320M
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is manufactured in 14 nm and has 38.50 MB cache. The AMD A4-3320M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Characteristic AMD A4-3320M
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 3647 Socket FS1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2019 Release date Q4/2011
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L (100%)
AMD A4-3320M (66%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L (0%)
AMD A4-3320M (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 Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
378 (100%)
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
251 (66%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
1037 (100%)
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
49876 (100%)
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
1128 (100%)
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.60 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 Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
21508 (100%)
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
597 (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 Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz
213 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A4-3320M AMD A4-3320M
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1193 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L AMD A4-3320M
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