Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218B

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Intel Xeon Gold 5218B

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T or Intel Xeon Gold 5218B - 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 8160T 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 8160T was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Xeon Platinum (77) Family Intel Xeon Gold (148)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
1 Generation 2
Skylake Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
24 Cores 16
48 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 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 8160T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
-- 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.

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 Platinum 8160T supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218B can connect up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2666
768 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
33.00 MB L3 Cache 22.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 48
47.3 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 Xeon Platinum 8160T has a TDP of 150 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218B is 125 W.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
150 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T has a 33.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5218B cache has a total of 22.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 3647 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
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2019
4900 $ Release price --
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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 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218B Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
16C 32T @ 3.90 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 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
3444 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218B Intel Xeon Gold 5218B
16C 32T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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