Xeon E5-2698 v4 vs Platinum 8173M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8173M
28 cores / 56 threads
17.64
+22.2%
Xeon E5-2698 v4
2016
20 cores / 40 threads, 135 Watt
14.43

Xeon Platinum 8173M outperforms Xeon E5-2698 v4 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2698 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking354499
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.73
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon E5
Power efficiencyno data10.11
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release dateno data20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,226

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2698 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads5640
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier2122
L1 cache1.75 MBno data
L2 cache28 MB5 MB
L3 cache38.5 MB50 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data7200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2698 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSocket PFCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)no data135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2698 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2698 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2698 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2698 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size1,536 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon E5-2698 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 17.64
+22.2%
Xeon E5-2698 v4 14.43

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
+22.2%
Xeon E5-2698 v4 22929

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.64 14.43
Physical cores 28 20
Threads 56 40

Xeon Platinum 8173M has a 22.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 40% more physical cores and 40% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8173M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2698 v4 in performance tests.


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