Intel Xeon Platinum 8160H vs Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8160H and Intel Xeon Gold 6256 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 8160H

Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160H

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
24 more threads: 48 vs 24
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt

Number of cores	24 vs 12
Number of threads	48 vs 24
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB

Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6256

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160H	Intel Xeon Gold 6256
PassMark - Single thread mark		2637
PassMark - CPU mark		46324

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160H	Intel Xeon Gold 6256
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q3'18	Q1'20
Place in performance rating	not rated	430
Processor Number	8160H	6256
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$4466
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.60 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB	33 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	24	12
Number of threads	48	24
Maximum core temperature		64°C
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA3647
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)