Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160, a product of the Skylake architecture, was once a central building block for modern data centers. This processor was manufactured using the then-advanced 14-nanometer process. It offered an impressive number of cores and threads, making it ideal for demanding server tasks.

Its particular strength lay in its ability to process complex workloads in parallel and efficiently. We witnessed how well it was suited for data-intensive environments. Another major advantage was the generous Level 3 cache of 33 MB. This ensured fast access to frequently used data, which noticeably increased overall performance.

In addition, it was characterized by a high memory bandwidth of up to 128 GB per second. This was crucial for applications that needed to process large amounts of information quickly. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 can still be found in many server farms today. It provides a stable basis for virtualization solutions and important enterprise services.

The integrated PCIe 3.0 connection expands its versatility for various expansion cards.
  • High core and thread count
  • Generous 33 MB Level 3 cache
  • High memory bandwidth of 128 GB/s
  • Based on the Skylake architecture

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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In segment Desktop
Multi-core performance
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In segment Desktop
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE
6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz
1,065
Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M
28C / 56T · 3.80 GHz
1,063
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C / 48T · 3.70 GHz
1,062
Intel Core i7-8700T
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
1,061
Intel Xeon Gold 6130T
16C / 32T · 3.70 GHz
1,061
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT
16C / 32T · 4.40 GHz
16,500
Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C / 36T · 3.50 GHz
16,495
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C / 48T · 2.60 GHz
16,458
Intel Xeon Gold 6254
18C / 36T · 3.50 GHz
16,429
Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
20C / 40T · 2.50 GHz
16,392
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i5-7500
4C / 4T · 3.80 GHz
162 cb
Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C / 36T · 3.70 GHz
162 cb
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C / 48T · 3.70 GHz
161 cb
Intel Core i3-6320
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
160 cb
Intel Core i5-10400T
6C / 12T · 3.60 GHz
159 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
26C / 52T · 2.50 GHz
3,596 cb
Intel Core i9-7980XE
18C / 36T · 3.50 GHz
3,455 cb
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C / 48T · 2.60 GHz
3,444 cb
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz
3,328 cb
Intel Core i7-12700K
12C / 20T · 4.70 GHz
3,327 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Xeon Platinum (89)
CPU groupIntel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16)
ArchitectureSkylake
Technology14 nm
SegmentDesktop
SocketLGA 3647
Generation1
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads24 / 48
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 24x
Frequency: 2.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (24 Cores): 2.60 GHz
L2-Cache
L3-Cache33.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR4-2666
128.1 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory768 GB
Memory channels6
ECC
PCIe3.0 x 48
PCIe Bandwidth47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP150 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release dateQ3/2017
Release price4700 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
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