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 | 343 | 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) (2017−2019) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 14 May 2001 (23 years ago) |
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 | no data |
| 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 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 25 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 | no data |
| 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 | + | - |
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
| Physical cores | 28 | 1 |
| Threads | 56 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 180 nm |
Xeon Platinum 8173M has 2700% more physical cores and 5500% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8173M and Duron 850. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8173M is a server/workstation processor while Duron 850 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8173M and Duron 850, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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