Xeon Platinum 8163 vs W-2225

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Platinum 8163 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	956	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.57	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	no data	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	1 October 2019 (4 years ago)	no data
Current price	$402	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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	4 (Quad-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	8	48
Base clock speed	4.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	1.5 MB
L2 cache	no data	24 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB	33 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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	1	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Platinum 8163. 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	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Platinum 8163 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Platinum 8163 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Platinum 8163. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2225 and Xeon Platinum 8163.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	24
Threads	8	48

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