Xeon W-3345 vs Platinum 8160F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon W-3345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	136
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	29 July 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,856	no data
Current price	$302 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon W-3345 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	48	48
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon W-3345 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)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon W-3345. 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® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon W-3345 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon W-3345 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 W-3345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
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 8160F and Xeon W-3345.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	29 July 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	250 Watt

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