Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 4
48 more threads: 56 vs 8
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2356 vs 2314
7.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64291 vs 8226

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 4
Number of threads	56 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2356 vs 2314
PassMark - CPU mark	64291 vs 8226

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

4.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 205 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2356

2314

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64291

8226

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2356	2314
PassMark - CPU mark	64291	8226
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4423
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		14711

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$10009
Place in performance rating	246	277
Processor Number	8280	E3-1260LV5
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB
L2 cache	28 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	28	4
Number of threads	56	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support