CPUServerReleased 2017

Intel Xeon Platinum 8163

24C/48T · 3.1 GHz · 165 W

A 24-core first-generation Xeon Scalable processor from 2017 that Intel supplied to OEMs and cloud providers rather than listing in its public price list. It runs at 2.4 GHz base with a 2.7 GHz all-core turbo and up to 3.1 GHz, and three UPI links allow multi-socket systems of up to eight sockets.

General

Manufacturer
Intel
Model
Intel Xeon Platinum 8163
Segment
Server
Generation
1st Gen Xeon Scalable (Skylake-SP)
Codename
Skylake-SP
Architecture
x86_64
Microarchitecture
Skylake
Release date
2017
Price
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
24 cores / 48 threads
Base clock
2.40 GHz
Boost clock
3.10 GHz
TDP (design W)
165 W
Unlocked
✕ No
L2 cache
24 MB
L3 cache
33 MB
Technology (nm)
14 nm
14 nm

Platform

Socket
FCLGA3647
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✓ Yes
Up to 8 sockets
Integrated GPU
None
Memory type
DDR4-2666
6-channel
Memory size
Up to 768 GB
ECC memory
✓ Yes
PCIe
PCIe 3.0 (48 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
Intel SSE4.2Intel AVXIntel AVX2Intel AVX-512
NPU
None

OS support

Windows
Windows 10Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
Linux
UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes
Covered by the "Xeon Scalable Processors" (1st Generation) entry on Microsoft's Windows 11 supported Intel processor lists; Windows 11 26H2 shares the 25H2 hardware requirements. TPM 2.0 must be provided by the platform. Mainline Linux supports Skylake-SP, and most systems run Windows Server or an enterprise Linux distribution.

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