Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
VS
AMD Epyc 7551
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
VS
AMD Epyc 7551

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 and AMD Epyc 7551? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 or AMD Epyc 7551? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.10 GHz
Frequency
2.00 GHz
24
CPU Cores
32
3.70 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
3.00 GHz
48
CPU Threads
64
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
2.60 GHz
Turbo (24 Cores)
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Turbo (32 Cores)
2.55 GHz
normal
Core architecture
0x
A core
0x
B core

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 or AMD Epyc 7551. 

No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
--
Max. Memory
--

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
No
No
JPEG
No
no data
h265 8bit
No
no data
h265 10bit
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
AV1

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-2666
Memory type
DDR4-2666
6
Memory channels
8
Yes
ECC
Yes
3.0
PCIe version
3.0
48
PCIe lanes
128

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

no data
TDP
180 W
--
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--
150 W
TDP (PL1)
--
TDP (PL2)

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

33.00 MB
L3-Cache
64.00 MB
14 nm
Technology
14 nm
Skylake SP
Architecture
Zen
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, vPro
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
LGA 3647
Socket
SP3
Q3/2017
Release date
Q3/2017
ca. 4700 $
Market price
ca. 3200 $
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
--
L2-Cache

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Epyc 7551