Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-15

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has 24 cores with 48 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Intel Xeon Platinum series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 3647 socket and was released in Q3/2017. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 scores 1,062 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 16,458 points.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160.
Name:	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Family:	Intel Xeon Platinum
CPU group:	Intel Xeon Platinum 8100
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	1
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 is 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	24 / 48
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	24x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (24 Cores):	2.60 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 uses the no iGPU, which has texture shaders and execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Execution units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 768 GB memory in 6 (Hexa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type:	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory:	768 GB
Memory channels:	6 (Hexa Channel)
Bandwidth:	128.1 GB/s
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	3.0 x 48
AES-NI:	Yes

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	150 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 33.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 3647
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	33.00 MB
Architecture:	Skylake
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date:	Q3/2017
Release price:	4700 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
24C 48T @ 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	HiSilicon Kirin 9000 8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz	1063
	HiSilicon Kirin 9000E 8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz	1063
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180M 28C 56T @ 3.80 GHz	1063
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	1062
	Intel Core i5-10500E 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1062
	AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8C 16T @ 4.30 GHz	1062
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1061

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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 Core i7-13700 16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz	16633
	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T @ 4.20 GHz	16606
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	16495
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	16458
	Intel Xeon Gold 6254 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	16429
	Intel Xeon Gold 6210U 20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz	16392
	Intel Xeon Gold 6326 16C 32T @ 3.30 GHz	16254

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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-2275 14C 28T @ 4.00 GHz	28033
	Intel Core i9-10940X 14C 28T @ 4.20 GHz	28029
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	27996
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	27988
	Intel Core i5-12600KF 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	27830
	Intel Core i5-12600K 10C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	27830
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz	27730

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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 E3-1280 v3 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	162
	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	162
	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	162
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	161
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	161
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	161
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	161

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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 8170M 26C 52T @ 2.50 GHz	3596
	Intel Core i7-13700HX 16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz	3531
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	3455
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	3444
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	3444
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	3444
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	3444

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 Gold 6140M 18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz	4130
	Intel Core i5-9400H 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	4129
	Intel Core i7-6785R 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	4126
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	4125
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	4125
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	4125
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	4125

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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.


	AMD EPYC 7551P 32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz	66755
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 18C 36T @ 2.80 GHz	66654
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	64908
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	64698
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	64698
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	64698
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	64698

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6148 20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz	1.9
	Intel Xeon Gold 6150 18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz	1.9
	Intel Xeon Gold 6154 18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz	1.9
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	1.89
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	1.89
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	1.89
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	1.89

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 7551 32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz	38.89
	AMD EPYC 7551P 32C 64T @ 2.55 GHz	38.89
	Intel Core i9-7980XE 18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz	37.91
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	37.86
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	37.86
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	37.86
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T 24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz	37.86

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