AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Intel Xeon Platinum
• Generation
  2 2
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000 Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.00 GHz 2.70 GHz
• CPU Cores
  24 28
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.20 GHz 4.00 GHz
• CPU Threads
  48 56
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  4 6
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  64 48

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX or Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  250 W 205 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L3-Cache
  64.00 MB 38.50 MB
• Architecture
  Colfax (Zen+) Cascade Lake
• Technology
  12 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  TR4 (SP3r2) LGA 3647
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q3/2019

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX and Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L.

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