Xeon Platinum 8160 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Platinum 8160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	882	293
Place by popularity	51	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.43	14.58
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	$4,702
Current price	$115 (0.5x MSRP)	$900 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8160 has 9% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1600.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	12	48
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	33 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 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 (Uniprocessor)	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Platinum 8160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Platinum 8160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Platinum 8160 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Platinum 8160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	64 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Xeon Platinum 8160.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Platinum 8160 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.94	18.64
Recency	16 March 2017	25 April 2017
Physical cores	6	24
Threads	12	48
Cost	$219	$4702
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	150 Watt

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