Ryzen 7 8700F vs Xeon Platinum 8160T

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160T and Ryzen 7 8700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	289
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	52.50
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	no data	28.27
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Phoenix (2023−2024)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,936	$270

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160T and Ryzen 7 8700F 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	93 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160T and Ryzen 7 8700F 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	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160T and Ryzen 7 8700F. 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	no data
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	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160T and Ryzen 7 8700F 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 8160T and Ryzen 7 8700F 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 8160T and Ryzen 7 8700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160T and Ryzen 7 8700F.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	1 April 2024
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

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