Ryzen Embedded V2718 vs Xeon Platinum 8160

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160 and Ryzen Embedded V2718 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	332	763
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.56	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Ryzen Embedded
Power efficiency	11.45	63.84
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,702	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Ryzen Embedded V2718 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.7 GHz
Multiplier	21	17
L1 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	33 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160 and Ryzen Embedded V2718 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	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Ryzen Embedded V2718. 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)	+	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 Ryzen Embedded V2718 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 Ryzen Embedded V2718 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Ryzen Embedded V2718. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	68.269 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics 448SP

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Ryzen Embedded V2718.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.49	10.31
Recency	25 April 2017	10 November 2020
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	15 Watt

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