Core i7-620M vs Xeon Platinum 8175M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8175M and Core i7-620M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	343	2194
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.30	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Core i7
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	no data	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$332
Current price	$540	$254 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8175M and Core i7-620M 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	48	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus support	no data	2500 MHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	33 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	384 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8175M and Core i7-620M 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	BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Core i7-620M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8175M and Core i7-620M 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 8175M and Core i7-620M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Core i7-620M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB tdp=240 Watt	8 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Platinum 8175M and Core i7-620M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8175M and Core i7-620M.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

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.

Xeon Platinum 8175M outperforms Core i7-620M by 1247% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.24	1.28
Physical cores	24	2
Threads	48	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm

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