Xeon E-2234 vs Platinum 8160F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon E-2234 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	992
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	9.54
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Xeon E
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,856	$250
Current price	$302 (0.1x MSRP)	$558 (2.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon E-2234 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	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.5 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	33 MB	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon E-2234 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	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon E-2234. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon E-2234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon E-2234 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon E-2234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	no data	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	N/A
OpenGL	no data	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon E-2234.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	27 May 2019
Physical cores	24	4
Threads	48	8
Cost	$4856	$250
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	71 Watt

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