Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M vs AMD A8-7200P

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-7200P
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M AMD A8-7200P

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M or AMD A8-7200P - 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 8280M has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M was released in Q3/2019.

The AMD A8-7200P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-7200P was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) CPU group AMD A8-7000 (6)
2 Generation 4
Cascade Lake Architecture Kaveri (Steamroller)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M has 28 CPU cores and can calculate 56 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M is 2.70 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the AMD A8-7200P has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-7200P is at 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz).
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M Characteristic AMD A8-7200P
28 Cores 4
56 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.30 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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 8280M Characteristic AMD A8-7200P
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M or AMD A8-7200P 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 R5 (Kaveri)
GPU frequency 0.55 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.63 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 R5 (Kaveri)
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 8280M can use up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The AMD A8-7200P supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M Characteristic AMD A8-7200P
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1866
Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
38.50 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M is 205 W, while the AMD A8-7200P has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M Characteristic AMD A8-7200P
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
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-- TDP down --
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Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M is manufactured in 14 nm and has 38.50 MB cache. The AMD A8-7200P is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M Characteristic AMD A8-7200P
14 nm Technology 28 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 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 3647 Socket FM2+
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2019 Release date Q2/2014
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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 Platinum 8280M Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
378 (100%)
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 8280M Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
AMD Radeon R5 (Kaveri) @ 0.63 GHz
321 (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 8280M Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3198 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
53 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
171 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M AMD A8-7200P
Unknown Unknown

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