Xeon Platinum 8160M vs Z-01
Primary details
Comparing Z-01 and Xeon Platinum 8160M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | not rated | 116 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 6.16 |
Market segment | Laptop | Server |
Series | no data | Intel Xeon Platinum |
Power efficiency | no data | 21.11 |
Architecture codename | Desna (2011) | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) |
Release date | 1 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 25 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $7,704 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Z-01 and Xeon Platinum 8160M 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
Threads | 2 | 48 |
Base clock speed | no data | 2.1 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Multiplier | no data | 21 |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 1.5 MB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 24 MB |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 33 MB |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Z-01 and Xeon Platinum 8160M 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 | FT1 | FCLGA3647 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Z-01 and Xeon Platinum 8160M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A, AMD-V | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
AES-NI | - | + |
AVX | - | + |
vPro | no data | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Speed Shift | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
TSX | - | + |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Z-01 and Xeon Platinum 8160M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | no data | + |
EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Z-01 and Xeon Platinum 8160M are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | - |
VT-d | no data | + |
VT-x | no data | + |
EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Z-01 and Xeon Platinum 8160M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR4-2666 |
Maximum memory size | no data | 1.5 TB |
Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6250 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Z-01 and Xeon Platinum 8160M.
PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 1 June 2011 | 25 April 2017 |
Physical cores | 2 | 24 |
Threads | 2 | 48 |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 150 Watt |
Z-01 has 2400% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8160M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Z-01 and Xeon Platinum 8160M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Z-01 is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8160M is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Z-01 and Xeon Platinum 8160M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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