AMD G-T56E vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8164

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AMD G-T56E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
AMD G-T56E Intel Xeon Platinum 8164

CPU comparison

AMD G-T56E or Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 - 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 G-T56E has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.65 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD G-T56E was released in Q1/2012.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 has 26 cores with 52 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 8164 was released in Q3/2017.
AMD G (38) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
AMD G (13) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16)
1 Generation 1
Ontario (Bobcat) Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD G-T56E has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD G-T56E is 1.65 GHz while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 has 26 CPU cores and 52 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 is at 2.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).
AMD G-T56E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
2 Cores 26
2 Threads 52
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.65 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD G-T56E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD G-T56E or Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon HD 6250 GPU no iGPU
0.28 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
40 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
80 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A 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.
AMD Radeon HD 6250 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD G-T56E can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 10.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s.
AMD G-T56E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 768 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
10.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 36.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD G-T56E is 18 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD G-T56E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
18 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD G-T56E is manufactured in 40 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 36.00 MB cache.
AMD G-T56E Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
40 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2012 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 6100 $
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
751 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
26C 52T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
26C 52T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
26C 52T @ 2.60 GHz
3720 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD G-T56E Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
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