Ultra 5 245K vs Xeon Platinum 8160F

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 245K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated173
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data78.88
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data21.00
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,856$309

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 245K 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads4814
Base clock speed2.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data159 MHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.5 MB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB3 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 245K 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)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1851
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 245K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 245K 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 8160F and Core Ultra 5 245K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 245K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size768 GB192 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.9 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 245K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 245K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data4K @ 60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data8K @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 245K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 245K.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 July 2017 24 October 2024
Physical cores 24 14
Threads 48 14
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8160F has 71.4% more physical cores and 242.9% more threads.

Ultra 5 245K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 28% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8160F and Core Ultra 5 245K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8160F is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 245K is a desktop one.


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