EPYC 7303P vs Xeon Platinum 8173M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7303P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	347	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	5 September 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$594

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7303P 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	56	32
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	8,300 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7303P 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	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7303P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7303P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7303P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7303P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and EPYC 7303P.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	28	16
Threads	56	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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