A4-7300 vs Xeon Platinum 8160

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	449	2789
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.92	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	11.93	1.44
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	no data	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	25 April 2017 (8 years ago)	August 2014 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,702	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160 and A4-7300 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	48	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	96 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	33 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160 and A4-7300 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and A4-7300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160 and A4-7300 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 Xeon Platinum 8160 and A4-7300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and A4-7300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8470D
จำนวนพาธไลน์	no data	192
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Platinum 8160 and A4-7300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and A4-7300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and A4-7300.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.68	0.87
Physical cores	24	2
Threads	48	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

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