Xeon Gold 5120 vs Platinum 8173M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 5120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	339	664
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	6.63
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	no data	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,555

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 5120 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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	56	28
Base clock speed	no data	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Multiplier	21	22
L1 cache	1.75 MB	896 KB
L2 cache	28 MB	14 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB	19.25 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 5120 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)	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	Socket P	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 5120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 5120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 5120 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 5120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 5120.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.17	11.74
Physical cores	28	14
Threads	56	28

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