Intel Xeon Gold 5220 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5220 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 5220

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5220

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 85°C
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2211 vs 2032

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	87°C vs 85°C
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2211 vs 2032

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
12 more threads: 48 vs 36
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49186 vs 41925

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 18
Number of threads	48 vs 36
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	49186 vs 41925

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5220
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2211

2032

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41925

49186

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5220	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
PassMark - Single thread mark	2211	2032
PassMark - CPU mark	41925	49186

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5220	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1555 - $1561
Place in performance rating	535	516
Processor Number	5220	8160
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.125 MB
L2 cache	18 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	18	24
Number of threads	36	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)