Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 vs Xeon Platinum 8280M
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 with 12 cores 2.5GHz and Xeon Platinum 8280M with 28 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 's Advantages
Lower TDP (120W vs 205W)
Xeon Platinum 8280M 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)
Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (38.5MB vs 30MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3
+17%
945
Xeon Platinum 8280M
805
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3
+9%
7467
Xeon Platinum 8280M
6820
General Parameters
Jan 2015
Release Date
Dec 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EP
Core Architecture
Cascade Lake-SP
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
Intel Socket 3647
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Generation
Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)
Package
2.6 billions
Transistor Count
8 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
120 W
Power Consumption
205 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
356 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
12
Total Core Count
28
24
Total Thread Count
56
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25.0
Multiplier
27.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
38.5 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
8
Memory Parameters
DDR3,DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
4
Max Memory Channels
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
40
PCIe Lanes
-
