Xeon E5-2690 v3 vs Platinum 8160

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8160
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
18.15
+77.1%
Xeon E5-2690 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 135 Watt
10.25

Xeon Platinum 8160 outperforms Xeon E5-2690 v3 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2690 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking336762
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.41no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency11.457.19
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,702no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2690 v3 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4824
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data9.6 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache33 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2690 v3 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2690 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2690 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2690 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2690 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2690 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 Platinum 8160 18.15
+77.1%
Xeon E5-2690 v3 10.25

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 Platinum 8160 28825
+77%
Xeon E5-2690 v3 16286

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.15 10.25
Recency 25 April 2017 8 September 2014
Physical cores 24 12
Threads 48 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8160 has a 77.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E5-2690 v3, on the other hand, has 11.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8160 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2690 v3 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon E5-2690 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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