Xeon Platinum 8160 vs 5160

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5160 and Xeon Platinum 8160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2782	329
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.15	3.63
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	0.72	11.45
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$22	$4,702

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8160 has 69% better value for money than Xeon 5160.

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5160 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	2	48
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	0 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	33 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5160 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	LGA771	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5160 and Xeon Platinum 8160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5160 and Xeon Platinum 8160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5160 and Xeon Platinum 8160 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5160 and Xeon Platinum 8160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5160 and Xeon Platinum 8160.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.63	18.84
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	48
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	150 Watt

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