Xeon W-3365 vs Platinum 8163

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3365 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	88
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	no data	13.02
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	29 July 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3365 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	48	64
Base clock speed	no data	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3365 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	Socket P	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3365. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3365 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3365 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3365. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	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 8163 and Xeon W-3365.

PCIe version	3.0	4
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	32
Threads	48	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm

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