Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T vs Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T or Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 - 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 E3-1245 v3 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15)
1 Generation 4
Skylake Architecture Haswell S
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 E3-1245 v3 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
24 Cores 4
48 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 3.40 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 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 E3-1245 v3
-- 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 Intel HD Graphics P4600
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

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 HD Graphics P4600
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 8160T supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
DDR4-2666 Memory 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 Yes
-- L2 Cache --
33.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The 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 E3-1245 v3 is 84 W.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
150 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 84 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 E3-1245 v3 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
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, AVX2
LGA 3647 Socket LGA 1150
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 Q2/2013
4900 $ Release price 265 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 (94%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 (21%)

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 E3-1245 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
151 (94%)

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 E3-1245 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
731 (21%)

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 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1012 (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 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
3785 (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 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1217 (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 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4027 (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 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
Intel HD Graphics P4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384 (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 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
7045 (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 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1929 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
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