Processor N97 vs Xeon Platinum 8160
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8160 outperforms Processor N97 by a whopping 425% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 459 | 1794 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.89 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.75 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
| Release date | 25 April 2017 (8 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (2 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 Processor N97 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.5 MB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 24 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 33 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8160 and Processor N97 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 | Intel BGA 1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | + 6 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Processor N97. 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 | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| 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 Processor N97 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 Platinum 8160 and Processor N97 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 Processor N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| 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 | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 1200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Processor N97.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.44 | 3.13 |
| Recency | 25 April 2017 | 3 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 4 |
| Threads | 48 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Xeon Platinum 8160 has a 425.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.
Processor N97, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Processor N97 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8160 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N97 is a notebook one.
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