Intel Xeon W-3235 vs Platinum 8160

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Combined performance score

Xeon Platinum 8160
18.21
+8.5%

Platinum 8160 outperforms W-3235 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon W-3235 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking289336
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.9914.34
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon W
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date25 April 2017 (6 years old)3 June 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,702$1,398
Current price$4302 (0.9x MSRP)$1305 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3235 has 380% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8160.

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon W-3235 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4824
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache1.5 MB768 KB
L2 cache24 MB12 MB
L3 cache33 MB19.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon W-3235 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon W-3235. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon W-3235 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 Xeon W-3235 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 W-3235. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon W-3235.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 18.21
+8.5%
Xeon W-3235 16.79

Platinum 8160 outperforms W-3235 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Platinum 8160 27968
+8.4%
Xeon W-3235 25789

Platinum 8160 outperforms W-3235 by 8% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 18.21 16.79
Recency 25 April 2017 3 June 2019
Physical cores 24 12
Threads 48 24
Cost $4702 $1398
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 180 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon W-3235. The differences in performance seem too small.


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