EPYC 9565 vs Xeon Platinum 8170F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8170F and EPYC 9565 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Turin (2024)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$10,486

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8170F and EPYC 9565 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	26 (Hexacosa-Core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	52	144
Base clock speed	no data	3.15 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.3 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.625 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	26 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	12x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	99,780 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8170F and EPYC 9565 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	8 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	Socket P	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8170F and EPYC 9565. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8170F and EPYC 9565 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8170F and EPYC 9565 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8170F and EPYC 9565. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8170F and EPYC 9565.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Pros & cons summary

---

Physical cores	26	72
Threads	52	144
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	400 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8170F and EPYC 9565, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---