Intel Xeon Platinum 8160D vs Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8160D and Intel Xeon Gold 6258R 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 8160D

Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160D

Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 74°C
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 74°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 205 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
8 more threads: 56 vs 48
Around 17% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
10.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 96 GB

Number of cores	28 vs 24
Number of threads	56 vs 48
L3 cache	38.5 MB vs 33 MB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 96 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160D
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160D	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
PassMark - Single thread mark		2346
PassMark - CPU mark		63984

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160D	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ash Creek Falls	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q4'20	Q1'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$4702	$4523
Place in performance rating	not rated	300
Processor Number	8160D	6258R
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.70 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB	38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C	74°C
Number of cores	24	28
Number of threads	48	56
Maximum frequency		4.00 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	96 GB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	55.0mm x 55.0mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA2912	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	205 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	3	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)