Xeon Platinum 8160H vs Platinum 8368

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon Platinum 8160H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	14	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.26	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	no data
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	1 July 2018 (5 years ago)
Current price	$12855	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon Platinum 8160H 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	38	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	76	48
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	57 MB (shared)	33 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon Platinum 8160H 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	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA4189	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon Platinum 8160H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon Platinum 8160H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon Platinum 8160H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon Platinum 8160H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Max memory channels	8	6
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Xeon Platinum 8160H.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	64	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 April 2021	1 July 2018
Physical cores	38	24
Threads	76	48
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	150 Watt

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