Xeon Platinum 8160 vs Pentium Gold 4425Y

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2691	459
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	0.89
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	no data	11.75
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date	21 April 2017 (8 years ago)	25 April 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	$4,702

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8160 has 889% better value for money than Pentium Gold 4425Y.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon Platinum 8160 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	128 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	512 KB	24 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	33 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon Platinum 8160 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1515	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon Platinum 8160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon Platinum 8160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon Platinum 8160 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon Platinum 8160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	16 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 615	no data
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	850 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon Platinum 8160 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon Platinum 8160 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon Platinum 8160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Xeon Platinum 8160.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	48

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.99	16.44
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	4	48
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	150 Watt

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