Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 vs Intel Core i7-1260U

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-1260U
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Intel Core i7-1260U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 and the Intel Core i7-1260U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 24 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the Intel Core i7-1260U which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2022.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) CPU group Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
1 Generation 12
Skylake Architecture Alder Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 48 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-1260U clocks with 1.10 GHz (4.70 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1260U
24 Cores 10
48 Threads 12
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz) A-Core 1.10 GHz (4.70 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 0.80 GHz (3.50 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 Platinum 8160 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1260U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.95 GHz
-- GPU Generation 13
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 96
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

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 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160, while the Intel Core i7-1260U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1260U
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
768 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 6.50 MB
33.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
48 PCIe lanes 28
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-1260U is 9 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1260U
150 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) 29 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has 33.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-1260U is at 18.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Characteristic Intel Core i7-1260U
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 1744
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, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q1/2022
4700 $ Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Core i7-1260U to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 (67%)
Intel Core i7-1260U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1260U (45%)

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 Platinum 8160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
1062 (67%)
Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1596 (100%)

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 Platinum 8160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
16458 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
6874 (42%)

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 Platinum 8160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
27988 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
13307 (48%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Platinum 8160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1745 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Platinum 8160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
6788 (100%)

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 Platinum 8160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
2115 (100%)

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 Platinum 8160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
6296 (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 Xeon Platinum 8160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 0.95 GHz
1456 (100%)

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 Platinum 8160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 4.70 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 Xeon Platinum 8160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
3444 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260U
10C 12T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Intel Core i7-1260U
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Core i7-1260PIntel Core i7-1260U Intel Core i7-1260P vs Intel Core i7-1260U
2. Apple M2Intel Core i7-1260U Apple M2 vs Intel Core i7-1260U
3. Intel Core i5-8250UIntel Xeon Platinum 8160 Intel Core i5-8250U vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
4. Intel Core i7-1260UIntel Core i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1260U vs Intel Core i7-1255U
5. Intel Core i9-7980XEIntel Xeon Platinum 8160 Intel Core i9-7980XE vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
6. AMD Ryzen 5 2500UIntel Xeon Platinum 8160 AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
7. Intel Xeon Platinum 8160Intel Core i7-6700 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 vs Intel Core i7-6700
8. AMD EPYC 7401Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 AMD EPYC 7401 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
9. Intel Core i5-4460Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Intel Core i5-4460 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
10. Intel Xeon Platinum 8160Intel Core i5-8350U Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 vs Intel Core i5-8350U


back to index