Xeon 6740P vs Platinum 8160

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	449	45
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.89	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	4.66	8.09
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	no data
Release date	25 April 2017 (8 years ago)	1 January 2025 (less than a year 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 Xeon 6740P 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)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	48	96
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	no data
L2 cache	24 MB	no data
L3 cache	33 MB	288 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 3 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	75 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon 6740P 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)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4710
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon 6740P. 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® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon 6740P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon 6740P are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon 6740P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5(6400MT/s)
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon 6740P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	88

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	16.44	51.43
Recency	25 April 2017	1 January 2025
Physical cores	24	48
Threads	48	96
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	270 Watt

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