A milling tool for machining a workpiece, having: - a holder which is rotated about a center axis when the milling tool is used, wherein the holder comprises in a region of its rear end a clamping portion for clamping the holder and comprises in a region of its rear end a holder head which projects out radially compared to the clamping portion and on which multiple first cutting plate receptacles, which are arranged distributed in a circumferential direction, are provided, and - multiple first cutting plates, which are fastened in the first cutting plate receptacles provided on the holder and which project radially outward beyond the holder head at least in regions, wherein radially outermost points of the first cutting plates lie on a common circle, the center point of which lies on the center axis of the holder, wherein multiple first partly conical surfaces, which lie on a common, imaginary first envelope cone, the imaginary tip of which lies on the center axis of the holder and the surface line of which encloses a first angle α 1 with an orthogonal plane aligned orthogonally to the center axis of the holder, are provided on a top side of the holder head facing the clamping portion, wherein multiple second partly conical surfaces, which lie on a common, imaginary second envelope cone, the imaginary tip of which lies on the center axis of the holder and the surface line of which encloses a second angle α 2 with the orthogonal plane, are provided on an end side of the holder head which is remote from the clamping portion and is arranged opposite the top side, wherein each of the first cutting plate receptacles has a first bearing surface for the abutment of the first cutting plates against the holder, wherein the first bearing surfaces are arranged between the top side and the end side of the holder head and enclose a third angle α 3 with the orthogonal plane, wherein the surface line of the first envelope cone encloses a fourth angle α 4 with the surface line of the second envelope cone, and wherein the following applies: (i) α 1 > α 3 ≥ α 2 and (ii) α 4 ≤ α 1, characterized in that multiple second and third cutting plate receptacles (50, 52), which are arranged distributed in the circumferential direction, are further provided on the holder, wherein a second cutting plate is fastened in each of the second cutting plate receptacles, and a third cutting plate is fastened in each of the third cutting plate receptacles, wherein the second cutting plate receptacles, when viewed in the circumferential direction of the holder, are each arranged between a first cutting plate receptacles and a third cutting plate receptacles, and wherein the second and third cutting plates (16, 18) differ from the first cutting plates. - a holder which is rotated about a center axis when the milling tool is used, wherein the holder comprises in a region of its rear end a clamping portion for clamping the holder and comprises in a region of its rear end a holder head which projects out radially compared to the clamping portion and on which multiple first cutting plate receptacles, which are arranged distributed in a circumferential direction, are provided, and - multiple first cutting plates, which are fastened in the first cutting plate receptacles provided on the holder and which project radially outward beyond the holder head at least in regions, wherein radially outermost points of the first cutting plates lie on a common circle, the center point of which lies on the center axis of the holder,