Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M and Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 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 Platinum 8180

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 84°C
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 84°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2217 vs 2211

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 24
8 more threads: 56 vs 48
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
1223338.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53874 vs 53398

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 24
Number of threads	56 vs 48
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
L3 cache	39424 KB (shared) vs 33 MB L3 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53874 vs 53398

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8180

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2217

2211

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53398

53874

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
PassMark - Single thread mark	2217	2211
PassMark - CPU mark	53398	53874

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M	Intel Xeon Platinum 8180
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	11 July 2017
Place in performance rating	461	459
Processor Number	8160M	8180
Series	Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.50 GHz
L3 cache	33 MB L3 Cache	39424 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	24	28
Number of threads	48	56
64 bit support
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		1024 KB (per core)
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Transistor count		8000 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	205 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	S8S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)