Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U vs Xeon Platinum 8170F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8170F and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance 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) (2017−2019)	Hawk Point
Release date	no data	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8170F and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	52	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	1.625 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	26 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8170F and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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)	1
Socket	Socket P	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8170F and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8170F and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8170F and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. 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	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8170F and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	26	6
Threads	52	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	28 Watt

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