Ultra 5 236V vs Xeon Platinum 8160F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 236V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	557
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	no data	75.10
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,856	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 236V 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	37 MHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 236V 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 configuration	8 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 236V. 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	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 236V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 236V are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 236V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Arc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 236V.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	4

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	24 September 2024
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	17 Watt

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