Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y and Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 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 Silver 4410Y

Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2827 vs 2257

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 2 Apr 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2827 vs 2257

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 12
32 more threads: 56 vs 24
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 78
Around 87% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1223338.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 28% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63867 vs 42961

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 12
Number of threads	56 vs 24
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 78
L1 cache	1.75 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	63867 vs 42961

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2827

2257

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42961

63867

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2827	2257
PassMark - CPU mark	42961	63867

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4410Y	Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Cascade Lake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$573	$10009
Place in performance rating	385	394
Processor Number	4410Y	8280
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.75 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	28
Number of threads	24	56
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4000 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	205 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	48
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, 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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)