Intel Xeon W-3375 vs Platinum 8160M

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160M and Xeon W-3375 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating	49	43
Value for money	100.00	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date	25 April 2017 (5 years old)	29 July 2021 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$7,704	no data
Current price	$397 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8160M and Xeon W-3375 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)	38
Threads	48	76
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.5 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	57 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	80 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160M and Xeon W-3375 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	FCLGA4189
Thermal design power (TDP)	150 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160M and Xeon W-3375. 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)	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160M and Xeon W-3375 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 8160M and Xeon W-3375 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8160M and Xeon W-3375. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	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 8160M and Xeon W-3375.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	48	64

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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Overall 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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance rating	42.17	44.75
Recency	25 April 2017	29 July 2021
Boost clock speed	2100	4000
Base clock speed	0	2500
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	150 Watt	270 Watt

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