Xeon Platinum 8160 vs Gold 6138T

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6138T
2017
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
13.00
Xeon Platinum 8160
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
18.15
+39.6%

Xeon Platinum 8160 outperforms Xeon Gold 6138T by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138T and Xeon Platinum 8160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking585336
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.143.41
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency9.8411.45
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,742$4,702

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8160 has 9% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6138T.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138T and Xeon Platinum 8160 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores20 (Icosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4048
Base clock speed2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier2021
L1 cache1.25 MB1.5 MB
L2 cache20 MB24 MB
L3 cache27.5 MB33 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature94 °C85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138T and Xeon Platinum 8160 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration4 (Multiprocessor)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138T and Xeon Platinum 8160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138T and Xeon Platinum 8160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138T and Xeon Platinum 8160 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6138T and Xeon Platinum 8160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138T and Xeon Platinum 8160.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Gold 6138T 13.00
Xeon Platinum 8160 18.15
+39.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Gold 6138T 20649
Xeon Platinum 8160 28825
+39.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.00 18.15
Physical cores 20 24
Threads 40 48
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon Gold 6138T has 20% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8160, on the other hand, has a 39.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8160 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6138T in performance tests.


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