Ryzen Threadripper 5990X vs Xeon Platinum 8160M

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160M and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking116not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.20no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency21.12no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Chagall
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,704no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160M and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X 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)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads48128
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.45 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.5 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB256 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160M and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X 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
SocketFCLGA3647TRX4
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160M and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X. 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 Ryzen Threadripper 5990X 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 Threadripper 5990X 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 Ryzen Threadripper 5990X. 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+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160M and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes48128

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 24 64
Threads 48 128
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 280 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8160M has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Threadripper 5990X, on the other hand, has 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8160M and Ryzen Threadripper 5990X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8160M is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Threadripper 5990X is a desktop one.


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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
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