Intel Celeron N3160 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M

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Intel Celeron N3160 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron N3160 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M - 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 Intel Celeron N3160 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.24 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N3160 was released in Q1/2016.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (77)
Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
8 Generation 2
Braswell Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron N3160 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.24 GHz). The Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M has 28 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
4 Cores 28
4 Threads 56
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
2.24 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
2.24 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.20 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.

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The 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.

Intel HD Graphics 400 GPU no iGPU
0.32 GHz GPU frequency --
0.64 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
96 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

Intel HD Graphics 400 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron N3160 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M can connect up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
8 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 38.50 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
4 PCIe lanes 48
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Celeron N3160 has a TDP of 6 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M is 165 W.

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
4 W TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron N3160 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M cache has a total of 38.50 MB.

Intel Celeron N3160 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1170 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
228 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
774 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
28C 56T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
179 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
512 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
28C 56T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
378 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.64 GHz
134 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
@ 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.
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
1165 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
28C 56T @ 2.20 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.
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
38 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Celeron N3160
4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz
136 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
28C 56T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron N3160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8276M
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