Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 vs Sony Playstation 5

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 CPU1 vs CPU2 Sony Playstation 5
Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 Sony Playstation 5

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 or Sony Playstation 5 - 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 9282 has 56 cores with 112 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 was released in Q3/2019.

The Sony Playstation 5 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Sony Playstation 5 was released in Q3/2020.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (68)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) CPU group AMD Ryzen 4000G (22)
2 Generation 3
Cascade Lake Architecture Renoir (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 has 56 CPU cores and can calculate 112 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 is 2.60 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Sony Playstation 5 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Sony Playstation 5 is at 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz).

Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 Characteristic Sony Playstation 5
56 Cores 8
112 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 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 9282 Characteristic Sony Playstation 5
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 or Sony Playstation 5 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 Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5)
GPU frequency 2.23 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 1
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 36
-- Shader 2304
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 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 Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5)
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 & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 can use up to GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 281.4 GB/s. The Sony Playstation 5 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 448.0 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 Characteristic Sony Playstation 5
DDR4-2933 Memory GDDR6
Max. Memory 16 GB
12 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
281.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 448.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
77.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
48 PCIe lanes 12
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 is 400 W, while the Sony Playstation 5 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 Characteristic Sony Playstation 5
400 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 77.00 MB cache. The Sony Playstation 5 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 Characteristic Sony Playstation 5
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
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 BGA
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 Q3/2020
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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 9282 Intel Xeon Platinum 9282
56C 112T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
1056 (100%)

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 9282 Intel Xeon Platinum 9282
56C 112T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
9625 (100%)

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 9282 Intel Xeon Platinum 9282
56C 112T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
992 (100%)

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 9282 Intel Xeon Platinum 9282
56C 112T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
6635 (100%)

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 9282 Intel Xeon Platinum 9282
56C 112T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
402 (100%)

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 9282 Intel Xeon Platinum 9282
56C 112T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
3735 (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 9282 Intel Xeon Platinum 9282
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (Playstation 5) @ 2.23 GHz
10300 (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 9282 Intel Xeon Platinum 9282
56C 112T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Sony Playstation 5 Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
16095 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 9282 Sony Playstation 5
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