Xeon E5-2699A v4 vs Platinum 8160

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8160
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
18.15
+10.3%
Xeon E5-2699A v4
2016
22 cores / 44 threads, 145 Watt
16.45

Xeon Platinum 8160 outperforms Xeon E5-2699A v4 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking336404
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.412.32
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiency11.4510.74
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,702$4,938

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8160 has 47% better value for money than Xeon E5-2699A v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads4844
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier2124
L1 cache1.5 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB55 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistorsno data7,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2699A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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 E5-2699A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size768 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2699A v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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 18.15
+10.3%
Xeon E5-2699A v4 16.45

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8160 28825
+10.3%
Xeon E5-2699A v4 26129

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.15 16.45
Recency 25 April 2017 25 October 2016
Physical cores 24 22
Threads 48 44
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 145 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8160 has a 10.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 9.1% more physical cores and 9.1% more threads.

Xeon E5-2699A v4, on the other hand, has 3.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8160 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2699A v4 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2699A v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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