Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F vs Intel Core i7-3612QM

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-3612QM
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F Intel Core i7-3612QM

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F or Intel Core i7-3612QM - 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 Intel Core i7-3612QM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3612QM was released in Q2/2012.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) CPU group Intel Core i 3000M (29)
1 Generation 3
Skylake Architecture Ivy Bridge H
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 Intel Core i7-3612QM has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3612QM is at 2.10 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
24 Cores 4
48 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 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 Intel Core i7-3612QM
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F or Intel Core i7-3612QM 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 Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

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 HD Graphics 4000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

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 Intel Core i7-3612QM supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
768 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
33.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F is 160 W, while the Intel Core i7-3612QM has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
160 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F is manufactured in 14 nm and has 33.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-3612QM is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F Characteristic Intel Core i7-3612QM
14 nm Technology 22 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, AVX
LGA 3647 Socket PGA 988
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2012
4860 $ Release price 363 $
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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 Platinum 8160F Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
684 (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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2752 (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 8160F Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
571 (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 8160F Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1955 (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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282 (100%)

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 8160F Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
4631 (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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1386 (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 8160F Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.10 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 8160F Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
3444 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F Intel Core i7-3612QM
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