Xeon Gold 5512U vs Platinum 8163

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8163
24 cores / 48 threads
0.97
Xeon Gold 5512U
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 185 Watt
37.61
+3777%

Xeon Gold 5512U outperforms Xeon Platinum 8163 by a whopping 3777% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking255188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data98.97
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data19.42
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release dateno data14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache1.5 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data89 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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
SocketSocket PFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)no data185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 5512U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 5512U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TB
Max memory channels68
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 8163 and Xeon Gold 5512U.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4880

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Xeon Platinum 8163 0.97
Xeon Gold 5512U 37.61
+3777%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8163 1561
Xeon Gold 5512U 60329
+3765%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.97 37.61
Physical cores 24 28
Threads 48 56

Xeon Gold 5512U has a 3777.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5512U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Platinum 8163 in performance tests.

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