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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 vs AMD Epyc 7281. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
Released
Q3/2017
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AMD Epyc 7281
AMD Epyc 7281

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 or AMD Epyc 7281? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 150 W. Released in Q3/2017.

AMD Epyc 7281 has a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 170 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    145 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    8 times more cores

    24 left arrow 16
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 27% better overclocked clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    150 W left arrow 170 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    360 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    39 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    143 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    22 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    215 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    19 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    137 place
AMD Epyc 7281 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7281
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    592 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    2.20 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7281 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    725 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    139 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    416 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    93 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    478 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    76 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    424 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    255 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
AMD Epyc 7281 AMD Epyc 7281
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Platinum left arrow AMD Epyc
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 left arrow AMD Epyc 7001
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.10 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    48 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Epyc 7281 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 128
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 and AMD Epyc 7281 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    150 W left arrow 170 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    33.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake left arrow Naples (Zen)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow SP3
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 and AMD Epyc 7281.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
161
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
119
AMD Epyc 7281
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
3444
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
2033
AMD Epyc 7281
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4125
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
3175
AMD Epyc 7281
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
64698
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
35367
AMD Epyc 7281
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.89
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
1.46
AMD Epyc 7281
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
37.86
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
20.61
AMD Epyc 7281

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