Intel® Xeon™ Platinum 8160

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 is a server processor with 24 cores and 48 threads, built on the Skylake architecture. It launched in Jul 2017. Clocks run from 2.1 GHz base to 3.7 GHz boost. A 33-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.4 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 768 GB across 6 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA3647 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (48 lanes). Rated TDP is 150 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 scores 2,066 in single-core performance and 29,419 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 7,796 for overall performance, 22,015 for productivity performance, 19,899 for creator performance, 37,509 for engineering performance and 13,553 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,226 per core, 613 per thread and 196 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 637. Its performance index is 97, so its overall performance is 3% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 scores 121,512 in integer math, 72,815 in floating-point math, 515,565 in compression, 12,431 in cryptography, 1,760 in physics simulation, 37,107 in vector SIMD, 129 in the prime sieve and 61,973 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 106% above in integer math, 59% above in floating-point math, 126% above in compression, 8% above in cryptography, 61% above in physics simulation, 139% above in vector SIMD, 93% above in the prime sieve and 174% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has 24 physical cores and runs 48 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.10 GHz and boosts up to 3.70 GHz.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon Platinum family, uses the Skylake architecture, carries the codename Skylake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Jul 2017.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has 1.50 MB of L1 cache, 24 MB of L2 cache and 33 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 58.5 MB of cache, or 2.44 MB per core. Each core has 1 MB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 1.5 MB, L2 at 24 MB and L3 at 33 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 56% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 768 GB of memory, uses 6 memory channels, runs memory at up to 2,666 MT/s and delivers up to 128.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 uses the FCLGA3647 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 48 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has a rated TDP of 150 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $4,702.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 is also identified by the model number 8160.

Feex has recorded 59% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA3647 socket as the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon Gold 6238, Intel Xeon Gold 6266C, Intel Xeon Platinum 8176, Intel Xeon Gold 6248 and Intel Xeon Gold 6210U.