Duron 850 vs Xeon Platinum 8173M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and Duron 850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	354	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Duron
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Spitfire (2000−2001)
Release date	no data	8 January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$149

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Duron 850 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	56	1
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	0.85 GHz
Bus type	no data	FSB
Bus rate	no data	200 MT/s
Multiplier	21	8.5
L1 cache	1.75 MB	128 KB
L2 cache	28 MB	64 KB
L3 cache	38.5 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	180 nm
Die size	no data	105.68 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	25 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and Duron 850 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	Socket P	A
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Duron 850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Duron 850 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 8173M and Duron 850 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Duron 850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR1 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	4 GB
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

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Duron 850.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	28	1
Threads	56	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	180 nm

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