Xeon Platinum 8160 vs E5-2697A v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon Platinum 8160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	499	292
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.12	41.71
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,891	$4,702
Current price	$473 (0.2x MSRP)	$315 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8160 has 275% better value for money than Xeon E5-2697A v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697A v4 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	32	48
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	1.5 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	40 MB	33 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697A v4 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	2	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon Platinum 8160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon Platinum 8160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon Platinum 8160 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon Platinum 8160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Xeon Platinum 8160.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

Platinum 8160 outperforms E5-2697A v4 by 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.82	18.64
Recency	20 June 2016	25 April 2017
Physical cores	16	24
Threads	32	48
Cost	$2891	$4702
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	150 Watt

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