EPYC 7473X vs Xeon Platinum 8160M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8160M
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
33.06
EPYC 7473X
2022
24 cores / 48 threads, 240 Watt
36.87
+11.5%

EPYC 7473X outperforms Xeon Platinum 8160M by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking147103
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.14no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency21.2614.82
DesignerIntelAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Milan-X (2022)
Release date25 April 2017 (8 years ago)22 March 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,704no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160M and EPYC 7473X 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4848
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache33 MB768 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data33,200 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160M and EPYC 7473X 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
SocketFCLGA3647SP3
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160M and EPYC 7473X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160M and EPYC 7473X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8160M and EPYC 7473X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8160M and EPYC 7473X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160M and EPYC 7473X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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.

Xeon Platinum 8160M 33.06
EPYC 7473X 36.87
+11.5%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8160M 53158
EPYC 7473X 59280
+11.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.06 36.87
Recency 25 April 2017 22 March 2022
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 240 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8160M has 60% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7473X, on the other hand, has a 11.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The AMD EPYC 7473X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M in performance tests.

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