Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F vs AMD A10-9600P

Last updated: 2023-05-15

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F		AMD A10-9600P
CPU comparison Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F or AMD A10-9600P - 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 Platinum 8160F has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F was released in Q3/2017. The AMD A10-9600P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-9600P was released in Q4/2016.

Intel Xeon Platinum (89)	Family	AMD A (112)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16)	CPU group	AMD A10-9600 (2)
1	Generation	6
Skylake	Architecture	Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F is 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD A10-9600P has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD A10-9600P is at 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz).
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F	Characteristic	AMD A10-9600P
24	Cores	4
48	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.10 GHz	Frequency	2.40 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.30 GHz
2.60 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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F	Characteristic	AMD A10-9600P
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F or AMD A10-9600P 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	AMD Radeon R5 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
	GPU frequency	0.72 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	6
	Technology	28 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	5
--	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

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	AMD Radeon R5 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The AMD A10-9600P supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F	Characteristic	AMD A10-9600P
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR4-1866
768 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
6 (Hexa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
33.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
48	PCIe lanes	8
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F is 160 W, while the AMD A10-9600P has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F	Characteristic	AMD A10-9600P
160 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F is manufactured in 14 nm and has 33.00 MB cache. The AMD A10-9600P is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F	Characteristic	AMD A10-9600P
14 nm	Technology	28 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 3647	Socket	FP4
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q3/2017	Release date	Q4/2016
4860 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F (100%)

AMD A10-9600P (45%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F (100%)

AMD A10-9600P (6%)

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 8160F 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	161 (100%)
	AMD A10-9600P 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	72 (45%)

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 8160F 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	3444 (100%)
	AMD A10-9600P 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	214 (6%)

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 8160F 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9600P 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	469 (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 8160F 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9600P 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1211 (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 8160F @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9600P AMD Radeon R5 - 384 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.72 GHz	550 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F 24C 48T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A10-9600P 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	499 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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