Xeon Platinum 8164 vs 6741P

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Primary details

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency8.07no data
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameno dataSkylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date1 January 2025 (less than a year ago)25 April 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$6,114

Detailed specifications

Xeon 6741P and Xeon Platinum 8164 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 cores48 (Octatetraconta-Core)26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads9652
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cacheno data1.625 MB
L2 cacheno data26 MB
L3 cache288 MB35.75 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °C85 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 6741P and Xeon Platinum 8164 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 configurationno data8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA4710FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6741P and Xeon Platinum 8164. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon 6741P and Xeon Platinum 8164 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGX+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6741P and Xeon Platinum 8164 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6741P and Xeon Platinum 8164. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5(6400MT/s)DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size4 TB768 GB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidthno data128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6741P and Xeon Platinum 8164.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes13648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2025 25 April 2017
Physical cores 48 26
Threads 96 52
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon 6741P has an age advantage of 7 years, and 84.6% more physical cores and 84.6% more threads.

Xeon Platinum 8164, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon 6741P and Intel Xeon Platinum 8164. We've got no test results to judge.

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