Intel Xeon W-1270P vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T

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Intel Xeon W-1270P CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
Intel Xeon W-1270P Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-1270P or Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T - 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 W-1270P has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-1270P was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Xeon W-1200 (13) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16)
10 Generation 1
Comet Lake W Architecture Skylake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1270P is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz). The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Xeon W-1270P Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
8 Cores 24
16 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.80 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
5.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon W-1270P Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-1270P supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Xeon W-1270P Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-2666
128 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
16.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 33.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 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 W-1270P has a TDP of 125 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T is 150 W.

Intel Xeon W-1270P Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
95 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1270P has a 16.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T cache has a total of 33.00 MB.

Intel Xeon W-1270P Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
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 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1200 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
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2017
428 $ Release price 4900 $
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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 W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1491 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
9612 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1740 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
8389 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
19264 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)

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 W-1270P Intel Xeon W-1270P
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
3444 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-1270P Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
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