Xeon E5-2673 v4 vs Platinum 8173M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2673 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	246	520
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.77	20.45
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	no data	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)
Current price	$1999	$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2673 v4 has 2556% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8173M.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2673 v4 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	56	40
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	no data	2 × 9.6 GT/s
L1 cache	1.75 MB	no data
L2 cache	28 MB	5 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB	50 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	456.12 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	7200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2673 v4 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 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	Socket P	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2673 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2673 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2673 v4 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 Xeon E5-2673 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	1,536 GB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2673 v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Platinum 8173M outperforms E5-2673 v4 by 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.58	13.39
Physical cores	28	20
Threads	56	40

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