[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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[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: 2.15

Overall Rank:
177th 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

64076

Single Thread Rating

2364

Samples: 6*
*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	339,151 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	208,040 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	359 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	175,417 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	31,259 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,377,547 KBytes/Sec
Physics	4,871 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	106,076 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,364 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L @ 2.70GHz		64,076
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,826
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,233
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,252
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.31
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.68
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 E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L @ 2.70GHz		2.15
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 18th 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		2,369
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L @ 2.70GHz		2,364
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
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 [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3039520 - Nov 09 2025		66198
BL3039483 - Nov 09 2025		66198
BL3039458 - Nov 09 2025		66198
BL3036052 - Nov 07 2025 [Excluded]		2622
BL3035681 - Nov 07 2025 [Excluded]		3157

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 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L @ 2.70GHz		64,076
AMD EPYC 4585PX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		68,552 (+7.0%)
AMD EPYC 9255 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		75,809 (+18.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9955WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		67,452 (+5.3%)
AMD EPYC 4565P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		64,001 (-0.1%)
AMD EPYC 4545P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		54,280 (-15.3%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 8224P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		48,869 (-23.7%)
AMD EPYC 9115 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		48,514 (-24.3%)
Intel Xeon w7-3555 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		67,754 (+5.7%)
AMD EPYC 9175F vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		65,894 (+2.8%)
AMD EPYC 9135 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		57,808 (-9.8%)
Intel Xeon 6737P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		79,634 (+24.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L		74,987 (+17.0%)

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