Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 vs Platinum 8176

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Combined performance score

Xeon Platinum 8176
15.09

Platinum 8160 outperforms Platinum 8176 by 21% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Platinum 8160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking404289
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money5.882.99
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date25 April 2017 (6 years old)25 April 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$8,719$4,702
Current price$1595 (0.2x MSRP)$4302 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8176 has 97% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8160.

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Platinum 8160 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads5648
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache1.75 MB1.5 MB
L2 cache28 MB24 MB
L3 cache38.5 MB33 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature89 °C85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Platinum 8160 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)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Platinum 8160. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Platinum 8160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Platinum 8160 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Platinum 8160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon Platinum 8160.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Platinum 8176 15.09
Xeon Platinum 8160 18.21
+20.7%

Platinum 8160 outperforms Platinum 8176 by 21% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Platinum 8176 23179
Xeon Platinum 8160 27968
+20.7%

Platinum 8160 outperforms Platinum 8176 by 21% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 15.09 18.21
Physical cores 28 24
Threads 56 48
Cost $8719 $4702
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 150 Watt

The Xeon Platinum 8160 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8176 in performance tests.


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