Xeon Platinum 8163 vs X5675

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5675 and Xeon Platinum 8163 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1328	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.19	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$162	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5675 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	12	48
Base clock speed	3.066 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)	33 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5675 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 configuration	2	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	1366	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon Platinum 8163. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon X5675 and Xeon Platinum 8163 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon Platinum 8163 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon Platinum 8163. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	no data	768 GB
Max memory channels	no data	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5675 and Xeon Platinum 8163.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	24
Threads	12	48
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm

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