Intel Xeon Platinum 8160H vs Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8160H 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 8160H

Intel Xeon Gold 6430

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160H

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 270 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 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
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 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 768 GB

Compare benchmarks

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

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160H	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
PassMark - Single thread mark		2622
PassMark - CPU mark		84745

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160H	Intel Xeon Gold 6430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sapphire Rapids
Launch date	Q3'18	Q1'23
Place in performance rating	not rated	85
Processor Number	8160H	6430
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2128
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB	60 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	768 GB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	4400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5-4400
Compatibility
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	270 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA4677
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	80
PCI Express revision	3.0	5.0
Scalability	S8S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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 AMX, 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)