Xeon Platinum 8170 vs X5690
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5690 and Xeon Platinum 8170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1339 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.92 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 3.22 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 14 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 25 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $205 | $7,405 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5690 and Xeon Platinum 8170 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 26 (Hexacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 52 |
| Base clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 1.625 MB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 26 MB |
| L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) | 35.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | 89 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5690 and Xeon Platinum 8170 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 | 2 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon Platinum 8170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon X5690 and Xeon Platinum 8170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon Platinum 8170 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon Platinum 8170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Xeon Platinum 8170.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 February 2011 | 25 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 26 |
| Threads | 12 | 52 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 165 Watt |
Xeon X5690 has 26.9% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8170, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 333.3% more physical cores and 333.3% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X5690 and Xeon Platinum 8170. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5690 and Xeon Platinum 8170, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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