Intel Xeon Gold 6122 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6122 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 6122

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6122

Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 1984

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 1984

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 20
8 more threads: 48 vs 40
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48849 vs 40707

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 20
Number of threads	48 vs 40
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	48849 vs 40707

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6122
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2202

1984

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40707

48849

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202	1984
PassMark - CPU mark	40707	48849

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6122	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'18	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2002
Place in performance rating	645	636
Processor Number	6122	8160
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.10 GHz
L3 cache	28 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	20	24
Number of threads	40	48
Maximum core temperature		85°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)