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

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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M @ 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: 39 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 1.0 TB (DDR4-2933, ECC Supported)

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2025

CPUmark/$Price: 2.27

Overall Rank:
235th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $22,920.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2019-04-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

52021

Single Thread Rating

2244

Samples: 1*
*Margin for error: High

^#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 8280M @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	337,941 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	207,506 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	186 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	167,528 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	18,503 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,376,644 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,958 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	104,876 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,244 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of January 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of January 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of January 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 20th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M @ 2.70GHz		52,021
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,040
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
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,336
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,377

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of January 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		26.36
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M @ 2.70GHz		2.27
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of January 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		2,371
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M @ 2.70GHz		2,244
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,121
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,780
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		1,093

Last 4 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2985251 - Oct 17 2025 [Excluded]		44276
BL2937844 - Sep 28 2025		52021
BL2918547 - Sep 19 2025 [Excluded]		42909
BL2918538 - Sep 19 2025 [Excluded]		42909

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M @ 2.70GHz
As of 20th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M @ 2.70GHz		52,021
AMD EPYC 4565P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M		63,939 (+22.9%)
AMD EPYC 4545P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M		54,279 (+4.3%)
AMD EPYC Embedded 8224P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M		48,869 (-6.1%)
AMD EPYC 9115 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M		48,504 (-6.8%)
Intel Xeon 6521P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M		64,761 (+24.5%)
Intel Xeon 6520P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M		64,010 (+23.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M		62,278 (+19.7%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5512U vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M		60,407 (+16.1%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M		60,063 (+15.5%)
Intel Xeon w7-3545 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M		58,453 (+12.4%)
AMD EPYC 8324P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M		57,127 (+9.8%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9945WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M		56,373 (+8.4%)

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