Xeon Platinum 8160T vs W-2295

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8160T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	293	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	11.10	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	1 October 2019 (5 years ago)	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$4,936

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8160T 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	36	48
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	no data	1.5 MB
L2 cache	no data	24 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	33 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	93 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8160T 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	1	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8160T. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8160T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8160T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8160T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2295 and Xeon Platinum 8160T.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2019	25 April 2017
Physical cores	18	24
Threads	36	48
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	150 Watt

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