Xeon Platinum 8163: specs and benchmarks

Summary

This is a Skylake (server) architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at professional systems. It has 24 cores and 48 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2500 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Socket P processor. It supports DDR4-2666 memory.

Primary Details

Xeon Platinum 8163 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	no data

Detailed Specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	48
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache	1.5 MB	of 7.3 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache	24 MB	of 96 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)
L3 cache	33 MB	of 768 (EPYC 7373X)
Chip lithography	14 nm	of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8163 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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)
Socket	Socket P

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8163. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+
AVX	+
vPro	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+
TSX	+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d	+
VT-x	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8163's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	768 GB	of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3)
Max memory channels	6	of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	of 460.8 (EPYC 9124)
ECC memory support	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version	3.0	of 5 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes	48	of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon Platinum 8163. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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