Xeon Gold 6330N vs Platinum 8160T

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160T and Xeon Gold 6330N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data13.13
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)no data
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,936no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160T and Xeon Gold 6330N 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads4856
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.5 MBno data
L2 cache24 MBno data
L3 cache33 MB42 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature93 °C86 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160T and Xeon Gold 6330N 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160T and Xeon Gold 6330N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160T and Xeon Gold 6330N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8160T and Xeon Gold 6330N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8160T and Xeon Gold 6330N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size768 GB6 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160T and Xeon Gold 6330N.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4864

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 1 April 2021
Physical cores 24 28
Threads 48 56
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8160T has 10% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6330N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

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