AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon PRO 300U or Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Athlon PRO 300U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon PRO 300U was released in Q1/2019. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 was released in Q3/2017. |
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AMD Athlon (29) | Family | Intel Xeon Platinum (89) |
AMD Athlon PRO 300 (2) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) |
6 | Generation | 1 |
Picasso (Zen+) | Architecture | Skylake |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon PRO 300U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz). The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 |
2 | Cores | 24 |
4 | Threads | 48 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.40 GHz | Frequency | 2.10 GHz |
3.30 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
2.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.60 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | no iGPU |
1.00 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
8 | GPU Generation | -- |
14 nm | Technology | |
3 | Max. displays | |
3 | Compute units | -- |
192 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon PRO 300U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. |
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AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | 768 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 128.1 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 33.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
12 | PCIe lanes | 48 |
11.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon PRO 300U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 is 150 W. |
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AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 150 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
105 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon PRO 300U has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 cache has a total of 33.00 MB. |
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AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 |
12 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
FP5 | Socket | LGA 3647 |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
Q1/2019 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
-- | Release price | 4700 $ |
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AMD Athlon PRO 300U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon PRO 300U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
@ 0.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon PRO 300U | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 |
Unknown | Unknown |