Ultra 7 265K vs Xeon Platinum 8163

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core Ultra 7 265K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	86
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	89.87
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	no data	28.22
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$394

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core Ultra 7 265K 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	48	20
Base clock speed	no data	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	5.5 GHz
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Die size	no data	243 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core Ultra 7 265K 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	Socket P	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core Ultra 7 265K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+
SIPP	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core Ultra 7 265K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core Ultra 7 265K are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core Ultra 7 265K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5 Depends on motherboard
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 Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Core Ultra 7 265K.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	20
Threads	48	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm

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