Ryzen 5 8500G vs Xeon Platinum 8173M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8173M
28 cores / 56 threads
18.31
+28.7%

Xeon Platinum 8173M outperforms Ryzen 5 8500G by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and Ryzen 5 8500G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking346535
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data19.96
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Phoenix2 (2024)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Ryzen 5 8500G 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads5612
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz5 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.75 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and Ryzen 5 8500G 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)1
SocketSocket PAM5
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Ryzen 5 8500G. 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 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Ryzen 5 8500G 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 Ryzen 5 8500G 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 Ryzen 5 8500G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size1,536 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Ryzen 5 8500G.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4814

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 18.31
+28.7%
Ryzen 5 8500G 14.23

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.

Xeon Platinum 8173M 28025
+28.7%
Ryzen 5 8500G 21772

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.31 14.23
Physical cores 28 6
Threads 56 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm

Xeon Platinum 8173M has a 28.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 366.7% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads.

Ryzen 5 8500G, on the other hand, has a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8173M is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8500G in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8173M is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 8500G is a notebook one.


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