Xeon Gold 6348 vs Platinum 8160

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8160
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
18.15
Xeon Gold 6348
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 235 Watt
32.64
+79.8%

Xeon Gold 6348 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8160 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon Gold 6348 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking336123
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.41no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency11.4513.14
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 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 Gold 6348 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads4856
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon Gold 6348 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt235 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon Gold 6348. 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-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon Gold 6348 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon Gold 6348 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 Gold 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB6 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160 and Xeon Gold 6348.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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
Xeon Gold 6348 32.64
+79.8%

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
Xeon Gold 6348 51843
+79.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.15 32.64
Recency 25 April 2017 6 April 2021
Physical cores 24 28
Threads 48 56
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 235 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8160 has 56.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6348, on the other hand, has a 79.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6348 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8160 in performance tests.


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