[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L 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 8280L @ 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: 28 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 28 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 28 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 39 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 4.5 TB (DDR4-2933, ECC Supported)

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2025

CPUmark/$Price: 2.14

Overall Rank:
187th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $29,796.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2019-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

63901

Single Thread Rating

2361

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 8280L @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	338,948 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	207,942 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	351 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	176,470 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	30,846 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,388,445 KBytes/Sec
Physics	4,723 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	106,612 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,361 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of October 2026

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

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L @ 2.70GHz		63,901
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,818
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,745
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS		28,602
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,564
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		19,164
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,101
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,739
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,274

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		80.68
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.59
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.22
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L @ 2.70GHz		2.14
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS		NA
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of October 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 7 PRO 8845HS		3,764
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L @ 2.70GHz		2,361
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,358
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz		2,067
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,929
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,782
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,720
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,326

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3551877 - Jun 28 2026		62850
BL3039520 - Nov 09 2025		66198
BL3039483 - Nov 09 2025		66198
BL3039458 - Nov 09 2025		66198
BL3036052 - Nov 07 2025 [Excluded]		2622

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L @ 2.70GHz
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L @ 2.70GHz		63,901
AMD EPYC 4585PX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		68,908 (+7.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9955WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		66,664 (+4.3%)
AMD EPYC 9255 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		76,580 (+19.8%)
AMD EPYC 9335 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		65,811 (+3.0%)
AMD EPYC 4565P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		63,511 (-0.6%)
AMD EPYC 9135 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		54,213 (-15.2%)
AMD EPYC 4545P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		53,504 (-16.3%)
AMD EPYC 9115 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		48,936 (-23.4%)
Intel Xeon w7-3555 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		67,754 (+6.0%)
AMD EPYC 9175F vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		67,634 (+5.8%)
Intel Xeon w7-2595X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		64,397 (+0.8%)
Intel Xeon 6737P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		79,634 (+24.6%)

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