Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8158

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Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon Platinum 8158

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 - 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 Xeon E5-1660 v4 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 was released in Q2/2016.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 has 12 cores with 24 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 8158 was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16)
6 Generation 1
Broadwell E Architecture Skylake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 is 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 is at 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
8 Cores 12
16 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 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 Xeon E5-1660 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 can use up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2666
1536 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache 25.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 48
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 is 140 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
140 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 25.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 2011-3 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q3/2017
1113 $ Release price 7000 $
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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 Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
946 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.70 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 Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
7536 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.40 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 Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
1158 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.70 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 Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
6859 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.40 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 Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
13489 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
234.1 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.40 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 Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
162 (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.
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8158 Intel Xeon Platinum 8158
12C 24T @ 3.40 GHz
2265 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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