Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 vs Platinum 8253

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Combined performance score

Xeon Platinum 8253
18.34
+0.7%

Platinum 8253 outperforms Platinum 8160 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8253 and Xeon Platinum 8160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking285289
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.892.99
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date11 December 2018 (5 years old)25 April 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,115$4,702
Current price$4971 (1.6x MSRP)$4302 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8253 has 30% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8160.

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8253 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads3248
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)24 MB
L3 cache22 MB (shared)33 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °C85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)87 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8253 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)125 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8253 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--
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8253 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 8253 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 8253 and Xeon Platinum 8160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1 TB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8253 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 8253 18.34
+0.7%
Xeon Platinum 8160 18.21

Platinum 8253 outperforms Platinum 8160 by 1% 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 8253 28165
+0.7%
Xeon Platinum 8160 27968

Platinum 8253 outperforms Platinum 8160 by 1% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 18.34 18.21
Recency 11 December 2018 25 April 2017
Physical cores 16 24
Threads 32 48
Cost $3115 $4702
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 150 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8253 and Xeon Platinum 8160. The differences in performance seem too small.


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