Ryzen 9 7900X vs Xeon Platinum 8160M

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160M and Ryzen 9 7900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	94	100
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	100.00	66.51
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Raphael (Zen4)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	27 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$7,704	no data
Current price	$397 (0.1x MSRP)	$540

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8160M has 50% better value for money than Ryzen 9 7900X.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160M and Ryzen 9 7900X 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	48	24
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5.6 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	47 °C
Number of transistors	no data	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160M and Ryzen 9 7900X 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	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160M and Ryzen 9 7900X. 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	5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160M and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 Ryzen 9 7900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160M and Ryzen 9 7900X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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 8160M outperforms Ryzen 9 7900X by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	34.37	33.57
Recency	25 April 2017	27 September 2022
Physical cores	24	12
Threads	48	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	170 Watt

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