Intel Xeon Gold 5317 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5317 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 5317

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5317

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2334 vs 2037

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2334 vs 2037

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 84°C
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 49282 vs 40249

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 84°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	49282 vs 40249

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5317
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2334

2037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40249

49282

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5317	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
PassMark - Single thread mark	2334	2037
PassMark - CPU mark	40249	49282

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5317	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$950
Place in performance rating	507	513
Processor Number	5317	8160
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	12	24
Number of threads	24	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
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)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)