Xeon W-3345 vs Platinum 8163

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8163
24 cores / 48 threads
0.98
Xeon W-3345
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 250 Watt
28.77
+2836%

Xeon W-3345 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8163 by a whopping 2836% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2484157
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data10.89
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release dateno data29 July 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3345 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4848
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3345 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
SocketSocket PFCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)no data250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3345. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3345 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3345 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon W-3345.

PCIe version3.04
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 8163 0.98
Xeon W-3345 28.77
+2836%

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 8163 1561
Xeon W-3345 45694
+2827%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.98 28.77
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

Xeon W-3345 has a 2835.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-3345 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8163 in performance tests.


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