Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 E5-2643 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 6
44 more threads: 56 vs 12
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 75°C
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2356 vs 2276
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64291 vs 20061

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 6
Number of threads	56 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 75°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2356 vs 2276
PassMark - CPU mark	64291 vs 20061

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2356

2276

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64291

20061

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2356	2276
PassMark - CPU mark	64291	20061
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3707
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		19860

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$10009
Place in performance rating	247	225
Processor Number	8280	E5-2643V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.40 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	75°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	28	6
Number of threads	56	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)