AMD EPYC 7262 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8173M

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Combined performance score

Xeon Platinum 8173M
20.73
+53.1%

Xeon Platinum 8173M outperforms EPYC 7262 by 53% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7262 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking230484
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.7710.85
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release dateno data7 August 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$575
Current price$1999 $746 (1.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7262 has 1309% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8173M.

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7262 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads5616
Base clock speedno data3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache1.75 MB96K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7262 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSocket PTR4
Power consumption (TDP)no data155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7262. 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 8173M and EPYC 7262 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 EPYC 7262 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7262. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size1,536 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7262.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 20.73
+53.1%
EPYC 7262 13.54

Xeon Platinum 8173M outperforms EPYC 7262 by 53% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Platinum 8173M 31837
+53.1%
EPYC 7262 20795

Xeon Platinum 8173M outperforms EPYC 7262 by 53% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.73 13.54
Physical cores 28 8
Threads 56 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

The Xeon Platinum 8173M is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 7262 in performance tests.


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