Xeon Platinum 8163 vs L5240
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8163 outperforms Xeon L5240 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon L5240 and Xeon Platinum 8163 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2579 | 2480 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 1.98 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 1 April 2008 (16 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon L5240 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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 | no data | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 25 |
| L1 cache | no data | 1.5 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 24 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 33 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 56 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon L5240 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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 | no data | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | LGA771 | Socket P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5240 and Xeon Platinum 8163. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon L5240 and Xeon Platinum 8163 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5240 and Xeon Platinum 8163 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5240 and Xeon Platinum 8163. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | 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 L5240 and Xeon Platinum 8163.
| 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.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.84 | 0.98 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
Xeon Platinum 8163 has a 16.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon Platinum 8163 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L5240 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5240 and Xeon Platinum 8163, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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