Xeon Platinum 8571N vs Platinum 8160F
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon Platinum 8571N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 53 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 10.44 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.58 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,856 | $6,839 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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) | 52 |
| Threads | 48 | 104 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.5 MB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 24 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 33 MB | 300 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 87 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 78 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 300 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon Platinum 8571N. 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 | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| 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 Platinum 8160F and Xeon Platinum 8571N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon Platinum 8571N are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon Platinum 8571N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC) |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 8 |
| 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 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon Platinum 8571N.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 52 |
| Threads | 48 | 104 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 300 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 8160F has 87.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8571N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 116.7% more physical cores and 116.7% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8160F and Xeon Platinum 8571N. We've got no test results to judge.
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