Intel Xeon Platinum 8160D vs Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8160D and Intel Xeon Gold 6430 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 6430

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160D

Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 72°C
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 270 Watt

Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 72°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 270 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6430

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 82% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
64x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 96 GB

Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	60 MB vs 33 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 96 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160D
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160D	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
PassMark - Single thread mark		2509
PassMark - CPU mark		81760

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160D	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ash Creek Falls	Sapphire Rapids
Launch date	Q4'20	Q1'23
Launch price (MSRP)	$4702	$2128
Place in performance rating	not rated	180
Processor Number	8160D	6430
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.10 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C	72°C
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
Maximum frequency		3.40 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	96 GB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	4400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4400
Compatibility
Package Size	55.0mm x 55.0mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA2912	FCLGA4677
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	270 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	80
PCI Express revision	3	5.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8, x4
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel AMX, 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)