Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L | AMD Ryzen 9 4900U | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Platinum 8280L or AMD Ryzen 9 4900U - 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 Ryzen 9 4900U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 4900U was released in Q1/2020. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum (89) | Family | AMD Ryzen 9 (40) |
| Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen 4000U (11) |
| 2 | Generation | 3 |
| Cascade Lake | Architecture | Renoir (Zen 2) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Ryzen 9 4900U has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 4900U is at 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 9 4900U |
| 28 | Cores | 8 |
| 56 | Threads | 16 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.70 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
| 4.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.40 GHz |
| 2.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.40 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L or AMD Ryzen 9 4900U 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) |
| GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.75 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 9 |
| Technology | 7 nm | |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| -- | Compute units | 8 |
| -- | Shader | 512 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12 |
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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| no iGPU | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe 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 Ryzen 9 4900U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 9 4900U |
| DDR4-2933 | Memory | LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200 |
| 4608 GB | Max. Memory | 64 GB |
| 6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 140.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 38.50 MB | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 48 | PCIe lanes | 12 |
| 47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 11.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is 205 W, while the AMD Ryzen 9 4900U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 9 4900U |
| 205 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 25 W |
| -- | TDP down | 10 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 105 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is manufactured in 14 nm and has 38.50 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 9 4900U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 9 4900U |
| 14 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| LGA 3647 | Socket | FP6 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q3/2019 | Release date | Q1/2020 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
@ 0.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 1.75 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 9 4900U
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz |
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| Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L | AMD Ryzen 9 4900U |
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