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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

vs

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

More Total Cores: 24 (24 vs 16)

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395

Higher Max Turbo Frequency: Up to 5.1 GHz (3.70 GHz vs Up to 5.1 GHz)
Higher Technology: TSMC 4nm FinFET (14 nm vs TSMC 4nm FinFET)
Newer PCI Express Version: PCIe® 4.0 (3.0 vs PCIe® 4.0)
Higher Memory Type: 256-bit LPDDR5x (DDR4-2666 vs 256-bit LPDDR5x)
Newer Launch Date: January 2025 (July 2017 vs January 2025)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

AMD

July 2017

Launch Date

January 2025

Server

Platform

Laptop

8160

Model Name

Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395

SkyLake

Code Name

Strix Halo

Generation

Zen 5

OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

2.10 GHz

Basic Frequency

3 GHz

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

3.70 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Up to 5.1 GHz

Number of AVX-512 FMA Units

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Yes

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0

2.0

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

L2 Cache

16 MB

L3 Cache

64 MB

33 MB L3 Cache

Cache

FCLGA3647

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FP11

Yes

Intel AES New Instructions

14 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

TSMC 4nm FinFET

150 W

TDP

55W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

3.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

PCIe® 4.0

Max Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

Yes

Intel 64

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Memory Specifications

DDR4-2666

Memory Type

256-bit LPDDR5x

768 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

128 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

2666 MHz

Maximum Memory Speed

LPDDR5x-8000

Yes

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Radeon 8060S Graphics

Graphics Core Count

Graphics Frequency

2900 MHz

Interfaces and Ports

Yes

Intel Volume Management Device (VMD)

Miscellaneous

Official Website

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395

Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX-512

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.