[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 24^# Threads: 48^#

Typical TDP: 205 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 33 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 768 GB (DDR4-2666, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8168 CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 20.45

Overall Rank:
229th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $2,597.90 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2024-12-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

53121

Single Thread Rating

2030

Samples: 35*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 29,131
Thread: 2,073

^#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	284,247 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	172,346 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	274 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	142,919 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	27,762 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,204,215 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,734 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	89,647 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,030 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 @ 2.70GHz		53,121
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,824
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U		23,985
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,228
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,255
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,313
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,377

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.28
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.69
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.31
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 @ 2.70GHz		20.45
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,954
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U		3,654
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,367
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 @ 2.70GHz		2,030
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,780
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5110422 - Dec 30 2025		52585
BL3166888 - Dec 27 2025		22648
BL3140262 - Dec 16 2025		48199
BL5109336 - Dec 14 2025		52542
BL5109335 - Dec 14 2025		52665

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 @ 2.70GHz
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 @ 2.70GHz		53,121
AMD EPYC 9254 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168		63,540 (+19.6%)
AMD EPYC 74F3 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168		60,666 (+14.2%)
AMD EPYC 7443 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168		56,743 (+6.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168		58,534 (+10.2%)
Intel Xeon w7-2495X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168		57,244 (+7.8%)
Intel Xeon w7-3455 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168		55,255 (+4.0%)
AMD EPYC 9174F vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168		53,525 (+0.8%)
AMD EPYC 73F3 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168		46,103 (-13.2%)
AMD EPYC 9335 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168		65,811 (+23.9%)
AMD EPYC 9334 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168		65,568 (+23.4%)
Intel Xeon w7-3465X vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168		61,600 (+16.0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8168		60,144 (+13.2%)

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