Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L vs Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L Intel Core Ultra 7 164U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L and the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L 24 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2024.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Core Ultra 7 (9)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
2 Generation 1
Cascade Lake Architecture Meteor Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz). The processor can compute 48 threads at the same time. The Intel Core Ultra 7 164U clocks with 1.10 GHz (4.80 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
24 Cores 12
48 Threads 14
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz) A-Core 1.10 GHz (4.80 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 0.70 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.40 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

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 8260L Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
-- AI hardware Intel AI engine
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)

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 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.80 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 5 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 64
-- Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.2

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 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor 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
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 4608 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 102.4 GB/s enabled.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR5-6400
4608 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 12.00 MB
35.75 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
48 PCIe lanes 12
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP of the Intel Core Ultra 7 164U is 9 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 9 W
-- TDP (PL2) 30 W
-- TDP up 15 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L has 35.75 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core Ultra 7 164U is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
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 2551
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 11, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2024
8244 $ Release price --
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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 8260L Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 4.80 GHz
2164 (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 8260L Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
12C 14T @ 1.10 GHz
8665 (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 8260L Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.80 GHz
1785 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
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