Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 features 26 processor cores and has the capability to manage 52 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2017 and belongs to the 1 generation of the Intel Xeon Platinum series. To use the Intel Xeon Platinum 8164, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
Family: Intel Xeon Platinum
Group: Intel Xeon Platinum 8100
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 has 26 CPU cores and can calculate 52 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 is 2.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 26
Threads: 52
Cores: 26x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.7 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 768.0 GB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 768.0 GB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 128.1 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 150 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 150 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 36.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 36.0 MB
Architecture: Skylake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q3/2017
Release price: 6100 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
28C 56T @ 2.1 GHz
72756
72756
AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.2 GHz
70747
70747
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
26C 52T @ 2.0 GHz
69884
69884
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
68033
68033
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
26C 52T @ 2.1 GHz
67559
67559

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
26C 52T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD EPYC 7551
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
3838
3838
Intel Core i9-10980XE
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
3800
3800
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
26C 52T @ 2.0 GHz
3720
3720
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12C 24T @ 3.7 GHz
3684
3684
Intel Core i5-13600K
14C 20T @ 3.5 GHz
3652
3652

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
28C 56T @ 2.1 GHz
42.6
42.6
AMD EPYC 7601
32C 64T @ 2.2 GHz
41.2
41.2
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
26C 52T @ 2.0 GHz
40.9
40.9
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4
22C 44T @ 2.2 GHz
39.9
39.9
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
39.6
39.6