Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M vs Intel Core i9-9990XE. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
Released
Q2/2019
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Intel Core i9-9990XE
Intel Core i9-9990XE

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M or Intel Core i9-9990XE? Which processor is faster?

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

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

Intel Core i9-9990XE has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 255 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    213 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    10 times more cores

    24 left arrow 14
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    150 W left arrow 255 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    468 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    105 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    359 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    40 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    148 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    23 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    213 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    21 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    69 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 48% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 27 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.10 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9990XE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    278 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M
Intel Core i9-9990XE Intel Core i9-9990XE
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 Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 left arrow Intel Core i 9000X
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 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 14
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 5.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    48 left arrow 28
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 Intel Core i9-9990XE and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 44
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M and Intel Core i9-9990XE to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    150 W left arrow 255 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 84 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M, 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 VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    33.00 MB left arrow 19.25 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake left arrow Skylake X Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M and Intel Core i9-9990XE.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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