Core i9-10900X vs Xeon Platinum 8160

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160 and Core i9-10900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	293	468
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.57	16.32
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Cascade Lake-X (2019)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	19 October 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,702	no data
Current price	$900 (0.2x MSRP)	$512

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-10900X has 12% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8160.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Core i9-10900X 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	48	20
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	94 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160 and Core i9-10900X 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	FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Core i9-10900X. 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	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Core i9-10900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Core i9-10900X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Core i9-10900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	768 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	94 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Core i9-10900X.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	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.

Xeon Platinum 8160 outperforms Core i9-10900X by 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.64	14.54
Recency	25 April 2017	19 October 2019
Physical cores	24	10
Threads	48	20
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	165 Watt

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