[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 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: 32 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 10.75

Overall Rank:
172nd fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $5,880.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-02-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

63232

Single Thread Rating

2279

Samples: 9*
*Margin for error: Medium

^#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 8280 @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	328,291 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	202,004 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	356 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	173,883 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	31,450 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,360,616 KBytes/Sec
Physics	4,881 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	104,231 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,279 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of November 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of November 2025

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of November 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz		63,232
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		40,024
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		35,253
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz		28,040
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,313
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,277
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,387
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz		9,292

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.68
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.81
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz		40.41
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		36.39
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz		10.75
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.29
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 10th of November 2025 - 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		2,681
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz		2,279
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,125
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz		2,039
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,934
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,786
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 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2846705 - Aug 19 2025		58105
BL2828160 - Aug 11 2025		63911
BL2364435 - Jan 24 2025		64053
BL2359805 - Jan 22 2025		64369
BL2239843 - Nov 08 2024		62887

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 @ 2.70GHz		63,232
AMD EPYC 7543P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		66,590 (+5.3%)
AMD EPYC 9384X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		72,121 (+14.1%)
AMD EPYC 7573X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		69,432 (+9.8%)
AMD EPYC 7502P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		51,206 (-19.0%)
AMD EPYC 7662 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		72,298 (+14.3%)
AMD EPYC 8434P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		66,490 (+5.2%)
AMD EPYC 7543 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		62,952 (-0.4%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8454H vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		62,347 (-1.4%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		62,318 (-1.4%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		62,206 (-1.6%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8362 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		56,787 (-10.2%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8562Y+ vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280		50,189 (-20.6%)

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