Xeon Platinum 8160H vs Gold 6258R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Platinum 8160H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	192	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.21	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	11.70	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	1 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,950	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Platinum 8160H 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 cores	28 (Octacosa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	56	48
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	no data
L2 cache	28 MB	no data
L3 cache	38.5 MB	33 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Platinum 8160H 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.

Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Platinum 8160H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Platinum 8160H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Platinum 8160H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Platinum 8160H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Xeon Platinum 8160H.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 February 2020	1 July 2018
Physical cores	28	24
Threads	56	48
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	150 Watt

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