Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U vs Xeon Platinum 8173M
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8173M outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U by an impressive 54% 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 | 868 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 73.77 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Barcelo-U Refresh (2023) |
| Release date | no data | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8173M and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 56 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4.5 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 | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 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 |
| Socket | Socket P | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8173M and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 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 7 PRO 7730U 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 7 PRO 7730U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 |
| 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 | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 16 |
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 | 15.86 | 10.30 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 8 |
| Threads | 56 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Xeon Platinum 8173M has a 54% higher aggregate performance score, and 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads.
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Platinum 8173M is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8173M is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U is a notebook one.
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