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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-15

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L has 28 cores with 56 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Xeon Platinum series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 3647 socket and was released in Q3/2019. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L scores 1,128 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 21,508 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
Family:	Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
CPU group:	Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
Architecture:	Cascade Lake
Technology:	14 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	2
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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	28 / 56
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	28x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (28 Cores):	2.70 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L uses the no iGPU, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Max. GPU Memory:	--
Frame Generation:	No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 4608 GB memory in 6 (Hexa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-2933	140.7 GB/s
Max. Memory:	4608 GB
Memory channels:	6 (Hexa Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 48
PCIe Bandwidth:	47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 205 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	205 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 38.50 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 3647
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	38.50 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date:	Q3/2019
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz (4.00 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 Core i5-6600 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1041
	Intel Core i5-6600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	1041
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	1040
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L 28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz	1037
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz	1035
	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1028
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1028

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.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	64355
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	64355
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz	53977
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L 28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz	49876
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz	44502
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	42986
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	42871

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 8280 28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz	1130
	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R 20C 40T @ 4.00 GHz	1129
	Intel Xeon Gold 5220R 24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz	1129
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L 28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz	1128
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y 24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz	1128
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1128
	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R 16C 32T @ 4.10 GHz	1127

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.


	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12C 24T @ 5.40 GHz	21765
	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R 28C 56T @ 3.00 GHz	21745
	Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y 24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz	21549
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L 28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz	21508
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz	21436
	Intel Xeon Gold 6238R 28C 56T @ 2.40 GHz	21433
	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7945 12C 24T @ 4.70 GHz	21140

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 Core i7-4790 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	384
	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	381
	Intel Core i5-6600 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	381
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L 28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz	378
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz	378
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8274 24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz	378
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276 28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz	378

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
632 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
614 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,506 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,474 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
663 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
250 entries

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