Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 vs Intel Xeon W-2175

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 and Intel Xeon W-2175 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.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

Intel Xeon W-2175

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 14
28 more threads: 56 vs 28
2x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 512 GB
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 64291 vs 23432

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 14
Number of threads	56 vs 28
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 512 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	64291 vs 23432

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2175

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 140 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2469 vs 2356

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2469 vs 2356

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2175

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2356

2469

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

64291

23432

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280	Intel Xeon W-2175
PassMark - Single thread mark	2356	2469
PassMark - CPU mark	64291	23432

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280	Intel Xeon W-2175
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q4'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$10009
Place in performance rating	246	653
Processor Number	8280	W-2175
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	2.50 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	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	28	14
Number of threads	56	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	1S Only
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® 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)