Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 vs Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 and Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 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 Platinum 8160

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 22
4 more threads: 48 vs 44
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48801 vs 44951

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 22
Number of threads	48 vs 44
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	48801 vs 44951

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 145 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2121 vs 1983

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2121 vs 1983

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1983

2121

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48801

44951

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1983	2121
PassMark - CPU mark	48801	44951

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	04'16
Place in performance rating	701	690
Processor Number	8160	E5-2699AV4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	24	22
Number of threads	48	44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	145 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)