Core Ultra 9 185H vs Xeon Platinum 8173M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 9 185H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	247	290
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.77	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Meteor Lake-H
Release date	no data	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$1999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 9 185H 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	56	22
Base clock speed	no data	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 9 185H 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	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 9 185H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 9 185H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 9 185H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 9 185H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
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	Intel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	2.35 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 9 185H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.2
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 9 185H.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	28
PCI support	no data	5.0 and 4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Platinum 8173M outperforms Core Ultra 9 185H by 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.58	18.67
Physical cores	28	16
Threads	56	22
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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