Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Xeon E5 Intel Xeon Platinum
• Generation
  4 1
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon E5 v2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8100
• Successor
  Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 --

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.70 GHz 2.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 24
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.00 GHz 3.70 GHz
• CPU Threads
  12 48
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1866 DDR4-2666
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  4 6
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  40 48

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  130 W 160 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L3-Cache
  12.00 MB 33.00 MB
• Architecture
  Ivy Bridge EP Skylake
• Technology
  22 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  LGA 2011 LGA 3647
• Release date
  Q3/2013 Q3/2017

List of devices based on Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F.

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