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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 28 Threads: 56

Typical TDP: 205 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 32 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8280 CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 12.53

Overall Rank:
373rd fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
1607th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
258th fastest in out of 1227 Server CPUs

Last Price Change: $2,940.00 USD (2025-02-27)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
36830
Single Thread Rating
2149

Samples: 3*
*Margin for error: High

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math165,104 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math102,026 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers158 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting87,987 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption15,013 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression719,573 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,085 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions54,272 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,149 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2026.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz
 36,830
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,239
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,249
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,331
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,378
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.34
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.66
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 26.35
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz
 12.53
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 2,370
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz
 2,149
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,932
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,780
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,328
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3204100 - Jan 11 2026 [Excluded]
12421
BL2861765 - Aug 25 2025 [Excluded]
18569
BL2845278 - Aug 18 2025 [Excluded]
16570
BL5096273 - Jun 11 2025 [Excluded]
16008
BL2562195 - Apr 17 2025
44927
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz
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