Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T vs Intel Core i5-520M

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T and Intel Core i5-520M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T

Intel Core i5-520M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T

22 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 2
44 more threads: 48 vs 4
Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
92.5x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 8.3 GB

Number of cores	24 vs 2
Number of threads	48 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 8.3 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-520M

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 93°C
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 150 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 93°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-520M

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T	Intel Core i5-520M
PassMark - Single thread mark		1093
PassMark - CPU mark		1726
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		408
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		19.231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.69
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.328

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160T	Intel Core i5-520M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Arrandale
Launch date	Q3'17	4 January 2010
Place in performance rating	not rated	3111
Processor Number	8160T	i5-520M
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$69.99
Value for money (0-100)		9.97
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	93°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	2.93 GHz
Number of cores	24	2
Number of threads	48	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	8.3 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	PGA988, BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Scalability	S8S
PCIe configurations		1x16
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		766 MHz
Graphics max frequency		766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2