Intel Xeon Gold 6230 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6230 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 6230

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2126 vs 1985

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126 vs 1985

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 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48953 vs 44680

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 20
Number of threads	48 vs 40
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	48953 vs 44680

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6230
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2126

1985

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44680

48953

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
PassMark - Single thread mark	2126	1985
PassMark - CPU mark	44680	48953

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6230	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1894, $1900
Place in performance rating	624	632
Processor Number	6230	8160
Series	6200	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	87 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	20	24
Number of threads	40	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		85°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)