Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M vs Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M and Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y 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 8160M

Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2217 vs 2063

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2217 vs 2063

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 85°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
1143901.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 56985 vs 53398

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	87°C vs 85°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	36 MB vs 33 MB L3 Cache
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	56985 vs 53398

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2217

2063

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53398

56985

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M	Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2217	2063
PassMark - CPU mark	53398	56985

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M	Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q3'17	6 Apr 2021
Place in performance rating	463	476
Processor Number	8160M	5318Y
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1483
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB L3 Cache	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	87°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
L1 cache		1.5 MB
L2 cache		24 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	165 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	S8S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)