EPYC 7773X vs Xeon Platinum 8173M
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7773X outperforms Xeon Platinum 8173M by a whopping 226% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 484 | 45 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 19.84 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Milan-X (2022) |
| Release date | no data | 22 March 2022 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7773X 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) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 56 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.75 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 38.5 MB | 768 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7773X 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) | 2 |
| Socket | Socket P | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7773X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7773X 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 7773X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| 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 7773X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 1,536 GB | no data |
| 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 EPYC 7773X.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.89 | 51.78 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 64 |
| Threads | 56 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
EPYC 7773X has a 225.9% higher aggregate performance score, 128.6% more physical cores and 128.6% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7773X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Platinum 8173M in performance tests.
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