i9-13700HX vs Xeon Platinum 8256

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core i9-13700HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking731not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.89no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumRaptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency9.53no data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)Raptor Lake
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,007no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core i9-13700HX 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.1 GHz
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cache16.5 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core i9-13700HX 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core i9-13700HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core i9-13700HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core i9-13700HX are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core i9-13700HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933no data
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core i9-13700HX.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8256 has 19% lower power consumption.

i9-13700HX, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8256 and Core i9-13700HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8256 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-13700HX is a notebook one.


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