Xeon Platinum 8163 vs Platinum 8260

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8260
2018
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
19.10
+1849%
Xeon Platinum 8163
24 cores / 48 threads
0.98

Xeon Platinum 8260 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8163 by a whopping 1849% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8163 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3082484
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.01no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency10.95no data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date11 December 2018 (6 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$4,702no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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 speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.5 GHz
Multiplier2425
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)24 MB
L3 cache35.75 MB (shared)33 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)165 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8163. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8163 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 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8163 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8163. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1 TB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260 and Xeon Platinum 8163.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 8260 19.10
+1849%
Xeon Platinum 8163 0.98

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 8260 30347
+1844%
Xeon Platinum 8163 1561

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.10 0.98

Xeon Platinum 8260 has a 1849% higher aggregate performance score.

The Xeon Platinum 8260 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8163 in performance tests.


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