[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] 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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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[Dual CPU] 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: 10.86

Overall Rank:
141st fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $5,880.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-02-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

63867

Single Thread Rating

2257

Samples: 7*
*Margin for error: Medium

^#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

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

Integer Math	333,614 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	205,043 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	364 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	177,330 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	32,405 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,386,336 KBytes/Sec
Physics	5,048 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	105,527 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,257 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of May 2025

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of May 2025.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz		63,867
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX		62,362
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		40,162
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,163
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		35,123
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		33,470
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,044
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,443
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,267
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,393
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		6,990

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		82.30
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.75
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		36.80
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		36.51
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX		31.18
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz		10.86
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.29
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		3,941
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,678
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX		2,659
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz		2,257
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,123
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,008
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,936
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,788
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,327
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		1,092

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2364435 - Jan 24 2025		64053
BL2359805 - Jan 22 2025		64369
BL2239843 - Nov 08 2024		62887
BL2239835 - Nov 08 2024		62887
BL1302216 - Oct 01 2020 [Excluded]		42063

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 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz		63,867
AMD EPYC 9384X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		69,665 (+9.1%)
AMD EPYC 7573X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		69,432 (+8.7%)
AMD EPYC 7502P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		51,054 (-20.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		62,362 (-2.4%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		62,347 (-2.4%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		62,318 (-2.4%)
AMD EPYC 7543 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		61,788 (-3.3%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		62,347 (-2.4%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		62,318 (-2.4%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		83,547 (+30.8%)
Intel Xeon W-3375 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		59,091 (-7.5%)
AMD EPYC 9375F vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		95,768 (+49.9%)

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